Entropy trade-offs in artistic design: A case study of Tamil kolam
From an evolutionary perspective, art presents many puzzles. Humans invest substantial effort in generating apparently useless displays that include artworks. These vary greatly from ordinary to intricate. From the perspective of signalling theory, these investments in highly complex artistic design...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2021-01-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Human Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X21000141/type/journal_article |