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Public Library of Science Animal gait was depicted more accurately in cave paintings than in modern art Prehistoric artists were better at portraying the walk of four-legged animals in their art than modern man, according to new research published December 5 in the open access journal PLoS ONE by Gabor Horvath and colleagues from Eotvos University (Budapest), Hungary. Most quadrupeds have a similar sequence in which they move each limb as they walk, trot or run, and this sequence was...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A decade-old ban on murals may be headed for change with the crafting of a number of new mural ordinances that would preserve existing murals while creating opportunities for new ones. "Threats of fines, lawsuits and jail time for artist and property owners in 'The Mural Capitol of the World' have created a chilling effect on free speech and the 1st amendment right of artistic expression in Los Angeles," states Mike McNeilly....

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A decade-old ban on murals may be headed for change with the crafting of a number of new mural ordinances that would preserve existing murals while creating opportunities for new ones. Threats of fines, lawsuits and jail time for artist and property owners in "The Mural Capitol of the World" have created a chilling effect on free speech and the 1st amendment right of artistic expression in Los Angeles, states Mike McNeilly. Hundreds of murals...

By Mica RosenbergGUATEMALA CITY -- Buried in a tunnel deep in Guatemala's northern jungle, archeologists have uncovered the final and most elaborate wall of a 2,000-year-old Mayan mural, likened to the Vatican's Sistine Chapel by its finder.Archeologist William Saturno, of the University of New Hampshire, first discovered the sacred mural in the ruins of the city of San Bartolo in 2001 and this year excavated the "crown jewel" of the painting.The wall proves that the ancient Maya,...