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Canonical Figures and the Recognition of Animals in Life and Art

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ID5384391
AuthorsLivio Dobrez (Australian National University, corresponding author), Patricia Dobrez (IP Australia)
Year2014
Volume19
Issue1
Pages9-22
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBoletín del Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-1530 • E-ISSN: 0718-6894
PublisherMuseo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (PUBLISHER • CL)
DOI10.4067/s0718-68942014000100002
OpenAlexW2074776017
SCIELO_PIDS0718-68942014000100002
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

Is there a particular perceptual modality, i.e., a way of seeing rock art figures (zoomorphs and anthropomorphs) which involves simple recognition and is distinguishable from the recognition of these same figures in other contexts? Such a modality would be prioritized by evolution and would depend on elements of a figure and/or of perception which make preliminary identification easy and rapid, for example, typical or dominant views, salient features, pars pro toto processes, visual "invariants" This paper discusses some of the literature on the subject and offers its own perspective on what we term canonicals in life and in art

Art · Humanities · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Multisensory perception and integration · Philosophy · Visual perception and processing mechanisms

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,36
Citation span2015 - 2023 (9)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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