Thanks to the miracle of natural selection the human animal developed two different means of communicating with the other members of his tribe: the language of consensus and the language of art. The former proved useful for conveying information: which plants and berries are safe to eat, how to make tools, where’s the best hunting ground. The latter allowed him to share through pictures, stories, music, and movement the deeper, more intimate truths of his unique and personal experience, his dreams, his complex feelings, and the intangible being of his spirit. The language of consensus was useful for survival, but the language of art, with its ability to give expression to the inexpressible, was essential to his survival…..
John Crowther
