ART and ADAPTATION presents a comprehensive survey and
discussion of the dominant ideas by leading thinkers on why we make art. Approaches
that examine the evolution of art behavior embrace natural selection, sexual selection,
social selection, and cognition. Art behavior is intimately entwined in our
evolution and prehistory and helped solve problems and issues related to kin or
group identification, attracting mates, and cultural transmission.
The book will be of primary interest to
art students, artists, and art historians. Other students and scholars in the
humanities and sciences who wish to embark on evolutionary studies will also
find the book useful.
Available for order HERE
Cover image, The
Knife Grinder, Kasimir Malevich, Yale University Art Gallery
