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Essay Assignment: What is Art For?

October 19, 2013 October 19, 2013
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1. The term paleoanthropsychobiological is coined by Ellen Dissanayake. She used this word to suggest several things. First, the idea of art encompasses all of human history; second, the term included all human societies; third, the term takes the fact that art is a psychological or emotional need and effects into account. She wanted to […]

What is Art For

October 16, 2013 October 16, 2013
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This article was written by Ellen Dissanayake to emphasize people’s view of art and the development of art. Based on her past experience of living in another culture, she realized difference people’s beliefs might be different from one’s own. She came to approach a thought that “art as a kind of behavior that developed as […]

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