Widarto Adi

“language evolved as a way of gossiping. According to this theory Homo sapiens is primarily a social animal. Social cooperation is our key for survival and reproduction. It is not enough for individual men and women to know the whereabouts of lions and bison. It’s much more important for them to know who in their band hates whom, who is sleeping with whom, who is honest, and who is a cheat.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“But the most important information that needed to be conveyed was about humans, not about lions and bison. Our language evolved as a way of gossiping.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Photography theory is most often situated between art history, film theory, and communication studies”
― David Bate, Photography: The Key Concepts

“If a viewer responds to Botticelli’s Venus with an erotic desire, as if she is a pinup, he is actually not appreciating her for her beauty. And if someone enjoys looking at a Gauguin painting of Tahiti while fantasizing about going on vacation there, then they no longer have an aesthetic relation to its beauty.”
― Cynthia Freeland, But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory