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Thesis Info
- LABS ID
- 00558
- Thesis Title
- Primate Aesthetics
- Author
- Chelsea Lynn Sams
- E-mail
- chelseasams AT gmail.com
- 2nd Author
- 3rd Author
- Degree
- MFA
- Year
- 2016
- Number of Pages
- 37
- University
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Thesis Supervisor
- Robin Mandel
- Supervisor e-mail
- rmandel AT umass.edu
- Other Supervisor(s)
- Melinda Novak, Jenny Vogel
- Language(s) of Thesis
- English
- Department / Discipline
- Studio Art
- Copyright Ownership
- Chelsea Lynn Sams
- Languages Familiar to Author
- English
- URL where full thesis can be found
- thesis.chelsealynnsams.com/
- Keywords
- primate, cognition, aesthetics, monkey, painting, technology, systems network analysis, disruptive play, order, chaos
- Abstract: 200-500 words
- A cultural, historical, and scientific survey of the phenomena of primate pictorial behavior, presented in a series of interconnected vignettes. What do primates find visually appealing? What is their motivation when creating images? What are the implications for art and for science? By drawing explicit and implicit connections between science, art, case studies, novel research, and personal narrative, I attempt to weave together what we know, and what we may never be able to know about this complex field.