Rocks and Art

Rocks and rock formations have been the source of inspiration for mankind throughout time. 

For example, the marvellous conical hills rising out of the misty river valleys of the Guilin area in China have been the subjects of Chinese art for centuries.

Many rock landscapes around the world have been noted for their human-like shapes like the Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire, shown at the left, the Sleeping Giants of Thunder Bay and NouNou Mountain in Kauai, Hawaii. 

This trend even extends to more private parts of the human anatomy, e.g. Mammillary Hills of Marin County California, and ‘Male Hills’ in Curacao.

Rocks have also served as the medium for the message. Some examples include
the numerous petroglyphs and cave art of aboriginal peoples in all parts of the world, the chalk figures such as the Long Man of Wilmington carved in the English downs.

Alternatively, the rocks themselves become the art at the hand of man. A wonderful example is the Carrara marble from which Michelangelo carved his Masterpieces.