This interdisciplinary volume explores art, its development, and
its role in the construction of knowledge. Presenting theory and
research on artistic development as a cultural and creative
endeavor, contributors examine the origins of human art during the
Paleolithic cultural revolution, as part of a modern cultural
transformation, in the growth of a creative artist, and in
developing children.
Target chapters expressing the disciplinary perspectives of
psychology, archaeology, communications, education, and the
performing arts are followed by commentaries from internationally
acclaimed scholars of human development. Part 1 explores how
cultures harness and exploit the arts to give expression to values,
social practices, and traditions. This section traces the emergence
of new art forms that arose during social unrest, including the
symbolization of spiritual beliefs expressed on the walls of
Paleolithic caves, and the racial identity and cultural values
expressed in the media of the hip-hop generation. Part 2 examines
the journeys of a composer and a group of students to highlight the
process of becoming an artist and the role education plays in its
development. The book concludes with a focus on the development of
aesthetic appreciation and artistic activity in childhood and
adolescence, including, for example, how a child's developing
theory of mind affects appreciation for the arts, and how
developing empathy and emotional regulation contribute to the
cognitive and affective underpinnings of acting in adolescence. As
a whole contributors explore the developmental, sociocultural, and
evolutionary processes that make the creation and experience of art
possible.
Intended for researchers and advanced students in both human
development and the arts, this book will also serve as a textbook
for advanced courses on psychology and the arts and/or special
topics courses in cognitive and/or human development.
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