The Powers of Presence: Consciousness, Myth, and Affecting Presence (Anniversary Collection)

Chiefly considering African and Upper Paleolithic work, Armstrong demonstrates that concepts of beauty, truth, and excellence are irrelevant in developing the aesthetic of a specific culture. By developing a unique aesthetic typology, he offers a reinterpretation of nonWestern art that integrates human consciousness and its reification as art. More than eighty handsome photographs and drawings are included.