Abstract
The art. It is a source of history.
Dr Ahmed Faraman
When the words are silent speaks for its art, in many ancient times where the first man had not yet reached the most important invention , the writing, productions of art has been our main source of information of what had been happened by events, Such art can be called silent art . based on the finds of this period such as: the graffiti and drawings on rocks we were able to stand on the overall shape of the plant and animal life , the environment and the evolution of human life in those times. The art has continued to play its important role even after the invention of writing and recording of events, in particular circumstances : for lack of available space for writing or for reasons of secrecy imposed by religious beliefs and possibly for political reasons concerning the political criticism . was actually the silent art is the most important product for the artist for expressing himself . This art requires a greater effort than normal and more fancy than usual , so it needs more experience to decipher the archaeological find to discover the true explanation and the real theme that the artist wanted to transmit . Thanks to the credibility of the artist in the course of his work, many important information was brought to light , this information make a clear idea of life and the development of civilization in that epoch. One can view the evolution of climate and biological life in prehistoric times, thanks to the graffiti that represent birds and wildlife including elephants, ostriches and ibex etc … It was depicted on Egyptian finds some scenes that represent the influence of the ancient Mesopotamian , confirming the relationship between Egypt and Mesopotamia , which has a civil exchange , certainly by means of traders. Despite the adaptation of art in the service of political and religious aims , but the artist is not maintained that revenge for his art . Selected artists were very reliable to the Pharaoh , and achieved their work in privacy, in some cases, the work of the artist included a fatal risk , especially when touched topic of politics, in some cases and in certain periods, the artist was trying to express in a symbolic way.
