Artefact presentation
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Artefact
What Is An Artefact? An Artefact is something man-made, such as a tool or a work of art.
It is normally an object of archeological interest.
Where Can Artefacts Be Used?In the Creative and Media Industry, Artefacts can be used
in:
Visual Arts
Media
Performing arts
Artefact In Visual ArtsArtefacts in Visual Arts include man-made objects such as:
Pottery
Paintings
Sculptures
Artefact In TheatreArtefacts in Theatre include man-made objects such as:
Costumes
Set Designs
Props
Artefact In MediaArtefact in Media also include man-made objects such as: Logos Posters Game covers Music album covers
Artefacts provide important clues to the unravelling of human evolution, ecological conditions as well as prehistoric civilisations.
Some of the oldest artefacts that have been found are stone implements that date as far back as three million years.
Up to 50 000 years ago this form of art was used during rituals and ceremonies. Antique artefacts today, were objects used every day for their survival. Artefacts were not regarded as a form of art by the people who made them.
Interesting Facts
Technology ImpactTechnology has had a big impact on artefacts today. Things that were once made by hand, are now made by machines. This can be a good thing but can also be a bad thing.
Positives NegativesIt is easier and faster Crafts people are going to
lose their jobs
Wafa HouraniWafa Hourani was born in Hebron in Palestine in 1979. Wafa Hourani is a Palestinian artist living and working in Ramallah. Combining photography and sculpture his Future Cities projects deal with the social, political, and economic realities of Palestinian life to develop grim and apocalyptic predictions for the residents of the West Bank.