
Thanks to the miracle of
natural selection the human animal developed two different means of
communicating with the 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 reality of his unique and personal
experience, his dreams, his complex feelings, and the intangible truth of his
spirit. The language of consensus was useful for daily existence, but the language of
art, with its ability to give expression to the inexpressible, was essential to
survival…..