To
start off, we will start with how Wilson interprets the arts. In chapter ten of
his book Consilience: The Unity of
Knowledge, he states that, “Artistic inspiration common to everyone in
varying degree rises from the artesian wells of human nature. Its creations are
meant to be delivered directly to the sensibilities of the beholder without
analytic explanation”. In short, art is based on human experiences and
emotions. It is due to this fact that people become so interested in art. The
beholder can feel the same emotion that the artist wants to convey. How Wilson
explains this is Gene-Culture CoEvolution. As humans progressed in evolving
minds, culture came into existence. We gained the ability to understand what
was going on in our world and to put it into a form of interpretation.
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We will begin our exploration by learning how Wilson interprets art. In Chapter 10 of his book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, he states, “Artistic inspiration common to everyone in varying degree rises from the artesian wells of human nature. Its creations are meant to be delivered directly to the sensibilities of the beholder without analytic explanation”. In short, art is based on life. People are interested in an artwork because the artist has successfully conveyed the specific emotions that he or she wants them to feel. This is in part due to what Wilson calls Gene-Culture Coevolution. As humans' evolved physically, so did their ability to understand what was going on around them. They wanted to convey their emotions with others. Thus, art was born on cave walls.
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