I, Science Issue 51: The Rest of the World (Spring 2022)

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ART OF THE ISSUE

La Divina Envuelta en Huevo Nina Gonzalez-Park La Divina Envuelta en Huevo juxtaposes welded steel with a deceptive organic form, illuminating a fascination with voluptuous figures that we have had since at least 35,000 years ago. Figurative art across time and cultures, like the Venus of Hohle Fels (40,000-35,000 BP), Gabarnmung rock-art site (> 28,000 BP) and Jōmon Dogū (14,000-400 BC), is evidence of the cognitive abilities unique to humans. Even 100,000 years ago, our ancestors were in the Blombos Cave of modern-day South Africa demonstrating the beginnings of an active, creative mind as they manufactured and used paint.

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