[pianotech] OT: Life goes on....

[Kurt Baxter]

* paul bruesch wrote:
*

> *There's a reason, I believe, that "the arts" are usually lumped in with
> "humanities" -- that art is what makes us human, and humans make and
> recognize art. I may be wrong, but I'm not aware of any other species that
> creates or recognizes art, and humans have been doing so way way way back to
> "caveman" times.*
>
>
The species that comes the closest is the remarkable Bowerbird:

<img src="http://news.discovery.com/animals/2010/04/05/bowerbird-825x550.jpg
"/>

They collect and arrange various found objects, apparently according to
some aesthetic instinct. The results are then judged by the females, who
mate with the artist they find most impressive.

That's pretty much how it works with human art too, right? ;)

Check out this NatGeo article/gallery:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/07/bowerbirds/morell-text.html








-kurt
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