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The First Artist
The origin of art was certainly the mimicking of nature. The question was how. Even if it tried to be faithful it was distorted, necessarily. For one thing, the artist’s feelings ran away with him. For another, he had to … Continue reading
Posted in aesthetics, art, art history, Beauty, great artists
Tagged artist's itch, cave paintings, imitation, nature, prehistoric art
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