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Andean Aesthetics and Cultural Identity by Jime Palma is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses Andean aesthetics and how Andean concepts of art differed from those in Europe and Mesoamerica. It summarizes that Andean art emphasized spatial relations, mental patterns, and abstraction over figurative works. Major art forms included precisely fitted stonework, abstractly carved stones incorporating nature, and geoglyphs that could only be seen from certain vantage points, requiring the use of imagination. It took a long time for Andean art to be appreciated in the West due to the

Author

Jime Palma

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