A cor na arte rupestre do sítio Lagoa da Velha (Morro do Chapéu, Bahia)

Abstract

People visiting a place with rock art invariably experience, at some point, different relationships and feelings between body-painting-stone. Materialized rock art invades us, our body is crossed by the visibility of the invisible, by what it is not said. The objectives of this study follow this line. I immersed myself in the colors of the rock paintings of the Archaeological Complex of Lagoa da Velha, located in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia. I wanted to perceive the existence of criteria of intentionality in the use of colors in the rock painting, as well as possible interrelations between these colors, the landscape and the body, considering the painting as a result / product of the interaction between the artists and the landscape. In this study, I sought to understand the different relationships between color and body during the aesthetic experience, both in production and perception of rock paintings, in a phenomenological perspective, showing its sensory dimension. Through a committed approach and a first-person narrative, I tried to study the paintings and their insertion in the landscape, from the relationships and connections between motives, panels and scenes. It was also under investigation, to observe how these elements can show the intention and preferences of the people who produced them, and impact on the people who see them.