Artefact

What Is An Artefact? An Artefact is something man-made, such as a tool or a work of art.

It is normally an object of archeological interest.

Where Can Artefacts Be Used?In the Creative and Media Industry, Artefacts can be used

in:

Visual Arts

Media

Performing arts

Artefact In Visual ArtsArtefacts in Visual Arts include man-made objects such as:

Pottery

Paintings

Sculptures

Artefact In TheatreArtefacts in Theatre include man-made objects such as:

Costumes

Set Designs

Props

Artefact In MediaArtefact in Media also include man-made objects such as: Logos Posters Game covers Music album covers

Artefacts provide important clues to the unravelling of human evolution, ecological conditions as well as prehistoric civilisations.

Some of the oldest artefacts that have been found are stone implements that date as far back as three million years.

Up to 50 000 years ago this form of art was used during rituals and ceremonies. Antique artefacts today, were objects used every day for their survival. Artefacts were not regarded as a form of art by the people who made them.

Interesting Facts

Technology ImpactTechnology has had a big impact on artefacts today. Things that were once made by hand, are now made by machines. This can be a good thing but can also be a bad thing.

Positives NegativesIt is easier and faster Crafts people are going to

lose their jobs

Wafa HouraniWafa Hourani was born in Hebron in Palestine in 1979. Wafa Hourani is a Palestinian artist living and working in Ramallah. Combining photography and sculpture his Future Cities projects deal with the social, political, and economic realities of Palestinian life to develop grim and apocalyptic predictions for the residents of the West Bank.