Art is a normal and necessary behavior of human beings and like other common and universal occupations such as talking, working, exercising,… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
I suggest that what artists do in all media can be summarized as deliberately performing the operations that occur instinctively during a… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
We can begin a discussion of artmaking by noting that from very early (as long ago as 200,000 years), humans have been naturally attracted… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
Art is a normal and necessary behavior of human beings and like other common and universal occupations such as talking, working, exercising, playing, socializing,… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least some form… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
I suggest that what artists do in all media can be summarized as deliberately performing the operations that occur instinctively during a ritualized behaviour:… — Ellen Dissanayake Copy Share Image
