Response to Ramachandran and Hirstein

Author: Wallen R.

Source: Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 6, Numbers 6-7, 1999 , pp. 68-72(5)

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Abstract:

[opening paragraph]: Ramachandran and Hirstein in their article, ‘The Science of Art: A Neurological Theory of Aesthetic Experience’ make the grandiose claim of having developed a theory of human aesthetic experience, while reducing that very experience to meaningless terms. As a practising artist whose work is informed by contemporary theory as well as a Buddhist practice, I find it hard to take their argument seriously. Clearly, it is necessary to examine one's assumptions about the nature of the artistic experience before attempting to develop grand theory.

Language: English

Document Type: Review article

Affiliations: Dept of Communication, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0503, USA. Email:rwallen@ucsd.edu

Publication date: 1999-01-01