The evolution of allure : sexual selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk
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The evolution of allure : sexual selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk
MIT Press, c1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-210) and index
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: hc : alk. paper ISBN 9780262082440
Description
This work brings modern Darwinian theories to the history of art. It argues that Western art has channeled mate choice by exploiting the ornaments that showcase the body, and that the formulas set forth by Polykleitos have established a canon of human gestures and proportions.
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: pbk ISBN 9780262581646
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This is a study of the human body represented in art, which brings modern Darwinian theories of sexual selection (mate competition, attractor manipulation) into the history of art. The book explores how Western art has channelled mate choice, exploiting the cosmetics, clothes, muscles, organs and ornaments that showcase the body. From the Medici Venus to Vitruvius, Leonardo, Durer and the phone-sex goddesses of "D-Cup Superstars", the text shows that the formulas set by Greek sculptor Polykleitos have established a Western canon of human gestures and proportions and may have influenced human evolution.
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