# Why make art?

The oldest known cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old. Across the world people have made images, songs and ornaments for ritual, memory, beauty, play and to say what words could not.

Connects to:
- [Art](https://mapideas.org/i/art)
- [Why we tell stories](https://mapideas.org/i/st_why)
- [Is art a language?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_art_lang)
- [Can a machine make art?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_machine_art)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art)
- [Wikipedia: Cave painting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_painting)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/ar_why · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#ar_why