Those French have been at it for a very long time.

July 5, 2001 4:22 AM

Those French have been at it for a very long time.
posted by lagado (9 comments total)

Been at what?
posted by Stretch at 4:59 AM on July 5, 2001

been at art

Mammoth Cave Art is mysterious and frozen Siberian Mammoths are cool but theres nothing like hunting the real thing. Clone the Mammoth.
posted by stbalbach at 5:16 AM on July 5, 2001

now thats art i can understand.
posted by clavdivs at 6:57 AM on July 5, 2001

They have been at it a long time; go further into the cave and you'll no doubt eventually run into the paintings of hunters being being rude to tourists...
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 11:21 AM on July 5, 2001

I have to admit last time I was in France, the French were very polite and friendly to me. Maybe this is because I can speak a little french, but who knows... Honestly, they cannot be any worse than Americans (which I am one) who simply YELL AND SPEAK S-L-O-W-E-R to foreigners, and have little understanding of cultures outside of North America... Heck, 9 out of 10 Americans don't even have passports... I don't mean to turn this thread into an argument on international relations and views of Americans, because I certainly fit into this category myself...

But how about those pre-historic cave paintings^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H engravings?
posted by crog at 3:47 PM on July 5, 2001

I can't be the only one who saw that first photo and thought it was an elaphant's ass lying sideways. Can I ?
posted by Greggbert at 7:10 PM on July 5, 2001

more pics
posted by lagado at 5:01 AM on July 8, 2001

Obviously the French have had one of the largest impacts on European art...

But I'm pretty clueless about current French artists. Anyone have any pointers?
posted by chaz at 7:56 AM on July 8, 2001

Here's a background story on the discovery of the cave.
posted by lagado at 5:33 PM on July 9, 2001