The Animal Substitute: An Ethnological Perspective on the Origin of Image-making and ArtEburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2010 - 304 pagina's Art isn't always art. Or, at least, it doesn't always start out that way: many older objects that we now consider, and display, as art began life as simple utilitarian items. Today, however, most art is created as such and doesn't need to undergo any functional change to take on the role--yet even those objects may have roots in older, utilitarian techniques and practices. In The Animal Substitute, Efting Dijkstra reveals those lingering links between art and function by focusing on North American duck decoys and other functional animal substitutes. Taking art research in a fascinating new direction, the book combines art history, ethnology, sociology, and more to offer a fascinating new perspective on art and its creation. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Utilitarian Substitutionand the Roots of ImageMaking | 9 |
A Diachronic Approach | 43 |
A Synchronic Approach | 93 |
From Utilitarian Substitute to Art | 165 |
The Riddle of Palaeolithic Art | 223 |
Fieldwork List | 265 |
An Example | 271 |
Photo Credits | 275 |
279 | |
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aniconic animal folklore animal rights animal rights activists animal substitution antique decoys archaeologists art world artifacts artificial decoys artificial substitute artists Barber Beeg Beegtenaren Beegter goose bird carving Bronner called carvers cat clubbing cave paintings chapter cockfight contemporary context cultural practice cultural practitioners dead goose decoy carving duck decoys duck hunting Dutch example festival Fieldwork List Fieldwork photo Figure folk art function as art Gombrich goose pullers goose pulling goose riding goose substitute Grevenbicht hobby horse Huissen humans iconic important l'art pour l'art Lascaux Leffingwell Limburg look luring Marjolein Efting Dijkstra modern negotiation Netherlands Netherlands 2002 Ocean City origin of art origin of image-making Palaeolithic real ducks realistic resemblance sculptures seeing-in Shrovetide SONG WRITER sport hunters stick story style substitution theory substitutive images things tion tradition trompe l'oeil utilitarian function utilitarian substitutes village visual Ward competition Ward Museum waterfowl Wildfowl Art Wollheim wooden wren