The most widely thought, possible, primigenial ‘artwork’ connected with our genus, homo, is a red jasperite cobble found in a South African cave. The cobble fits within the palm of a hand and is thought to be a carried art object or manuport. Some of the oldest surviving artwork are…

We won’t be able to answer the question “why we draw” with the exactness expected of a watchmaker. Indeed, any confident answer needs to be judged suspicious because of the shifting streams that emerge and recede along our path to approach the question. We can, however, shine a light on…