THE anthropologist, when confronted with some of the more extreme pronouncements of æsthetic judgment on the primitive artist, was at one time perhaps a little too apt to regard them as unwarranted ...

One-eyed Israel Litwak. a stocky little grey-fringed man, was too old to make furniture any more. At 68. he was not even up to varnishing, and so he lost his job. “Then,” he recalls, “all of a sudden ...

This article posits a relation between the demise of "primitive art" and the revival of individual creativity as a subject of anthropological inquiry. Scarcely 100 years have passed since the ...

The meanings of "primitive" and "art" -- The functions of art in primitive societies -- Iconography and symbolism -- The artist's life and work -- Where does it all come from : the psychology of art - ...

Research on Western acceptance of "tribal" objects as art has stressed the role of certain artists and directors of select galleries and museums, and assigned a passive role to the rest of the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Like many artists, Joni Fizur’s craft is inspired by her life experience.

A Pennsylvania archer enjoys the sport so much he hand crafts his arrows from trees, stones and turkey feathers. For most archers, it is convenient to purchase arrows and broadheads from a store to ...