How Art Works

HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. ABOUT THIS PAINTING: HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. ( 3000) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS. HAVING A "STYLE" IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON. COURAGE OUS GESTURES ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SELF-CONFI- DENT. t 牛 丰 ABOUT THIS PAINTING: 州 丰 HOW ART O WORKS ( SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1400 000 BC) OVERSIZED HAND AXES, MADE OF FRAGILE STONE (WHICH COMBINED MAKES THEM COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL) ARE THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS OF ART, PRACTICAL TOOLS TRANS- FORMED INTO CAPTIVATING AESTHETIC OBJECTS, CONTEMPLATED BOTH FOR THEIR ELEGANT SHAPE AND THEIR VIRTUOSO CRAFTSMANSHIP. 丰 丰 (3०००) THE USE OF REPETITIVE OR DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS HAROWORKING AND PATIENT. THEY WERE TOOLS FASHIONED TO FUNCTION AS WHAT DARWINIANS CALL FITNESS SIGNALS. COMPETENTLY MADE HAND AXES INDICATED DESIR- ABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES - INTELLI- GENCE, FINE MOTOR CONTROL, PLANNING ABILITY,CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND SOMETIMES ACCESS TO RARE MATERIALS. DOING SOMETHING REALLY CONTROVERSIAL,CONTRARY TO EXISTING RULES OF ART OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND STRONG PERSON. OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GENE- RATIONS, SUCH SKILLS INCREASED THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO DISPLAYED THEM AND GAINED A REPRODUCTIVE ADVAN - TAGE OVER THE LESS CAPABLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT USUALLY THE WORK OF ART IS: THE FITNESS SIGNAL EVIDENCING THAT THE AUTHOR HAS PERSONAL QUALITIES RECOGNIZEO AS ATTRACTIVE IN CERTAIN TIMES BY THE WIDE AUDIENCE OR HIS TARGET GROUP. (IN CASE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, "TARGET GROUP" USUALLY MEANS "ARTWORLD") SOCL DU. MONDE IN THIS WORK,I GATHERED SOME OF THE FITNESS SIGNALS TYPICAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. I WISH YOU ENJOYABLE AND INSPIRING READING. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. REFERENCES TO WORKS OF ART THAT ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BY PROFESSIONALS ARE A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRAINED IN ART AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ART-GEEKS TRIBE. TYMEK BOROWSKI, 2011 THE USE OF PRECISE FORMS IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR HAS FINE MOTOR CONTROL. 3000 DOING SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO LOGICAL REASON IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS SPONTANEOUS. artist's statement: COMING UP WITH UNUSUAL FORMS (OR EXTRAORDINARY COMPILATION OF USUAL) IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS CREATIVE. LEAVING THE APPARENTLY UNFINISHED WORK IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR IS TALENTED ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO LABORIOUS- LY FINISH IT. HOW ART WORKS ? TYMEK BOROWSKI 150 x 190 CM, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 2011 WRITING LONG TEXTS AND WORKS' EXPLANATIONS SATURATED WITH NAMES OF TRENDY PHILOSOPHERS AND REFERENCES TO CULTURE IS A SIGNAL THAT THE AUTHOR INTELLIGENT AND SELF- CONSCIOUS.