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Art is a normal and necessary behavior of human beings and like other common and universal occupations such as talking, working, exercising, playing, socializing, learning, loving, and caring, should be recognized, encouraged and developed in everyone. Via art, experience is heightened, elevated, made more memorable and significant

Ellen Dissanayake

In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least some form of art is displayed, and not only displayed, but highly regarded and willingly engaged in.

Ellen Dissanayake

Ellen Dissanayake

Ellen Dissanayake

Bio: Ellen Dissanayake, an independent scholar focusing on "the anthropological exploration of art and culture". For her work she has received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, in 2013.

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Homo aestheticus
Art and Intimacy
What is Art For?

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