History Loves Paint

In 2017, the phone of Archeologist Adam Brumm buzzed–indicating a message with an attachment. He opened it up to see a fairly bizarre image of three little pigs that appeared to be leaping across a limestone wall of a cave found on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi.

It is believed that this display (painted on the wall with human hands) is the oldest piece of “art” in the world, dating back over 45,000 years. “There’s a big problem in studying Paleolithic art, in that we don’t know what art is,” confesses evolutionary cognitive archaeologist Dietrich Stout at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Though, what archeologists define as art varies widely, it’s still believed that the image of the three pigs is certainly the first “painted” art.

Now, in 2022, art is defined as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. It can literally be anything we want it to be. At Lamy’s, we believe some of our plates and pours are literal works of art. But seriously, sometimes it’s too pretty to eat. And if that’s not enough for you, we offer paint classes periodically!

This coming Tuesday, the 22nd, Paint the Town will be here for you and your friends to paint your own Thanksgiving scene. Signups are limited, so don’t delay. Grab a friend and get your art on! After all, history loves company.