Tagged with aesthetics

We can only speculate to what extent prehistoric art works were made for practical, or sheerly aesthetic means. Did we need art way back then for any different reason than we do now?  Are there unique clues in prehistoric art for the ultimate reasons why humans may have always needed art? (more)

The disease-based understanding of autism may miss key facets of the autistic experience that could be used for diagnosis, intervention and socialization. First-person accounts of autism should be weighted heavily against clinical observation. I am using these as the primary source for my artwork. (more)