Re: Paleolife Art

["Jordan Mallon" <j_mallon@hotmail.com>]

Interestingly, shortly after I posted that interview with Michael Skrepnick 
(thanks again, Mr. Skrepnick!), a certain nameless somebody sent me an 
e-mail to clarify and differentiate between the terms "paleolife art" and 
"paleoart."  As it stands, the latter term literally translates as "ancient 
art," whereas the former translates as "ancient life art" (more obviously).  
My misuse of the word "paleoart" came from the misunderstanding that the 
word "paleontology" was composed of two words.  It is in fact composed of 
three: "paleo" (=ancient), "onto" (=organism), and "ology" (=the study of).  
As such, although use of either of the terms is completely up to the 
individual, "paleolife art" is more sound.

-Jordan Mallon

http://www.geocities.com/paleoportfolio/

> From: Danvarner@aol.com
> Reply-To: Danvarner@aol.com
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Paleolife Art
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 17:42:55 EDT
>
>        Recently there was a link here to another website in which the term
> "Paleolife Art" was called into question
> (http://www.geocities.com/paleoportfolio/interview-michael_skrepnick.htm).
> It's a perfectly logical construct originating, I would imagine, as a
> variation of the term "Wildlife Art", which certainly no one objects to (or
> would one prefer "Wildart" or "Lifeart"?). Paleoart is fine with me also, 
> but
> might be confused with images drawn by our Magdelanian ancestors. "Geat 
> Art"
> is getting pretty subjective. DV


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