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them. In the same way the Eskimo may start a drawing or
carving on one side of a board and continue right over. There is
no word for art in their language yet: “Every Aivilik adult is an
accomplished ivory carver: carving is a normal, essential
requirement, just as writing is with us.”
Giedion pursues the same spatial themes in Explorations
in Communication (p.84): “As is universally the case in primeval
art, the eye of the Ice Age hunter discovers images of the
animals he seeks in the structure of the rocks. The French
describe this recognition of natural formations as “épouser les
contours”. A few lines, a little carving, or some color are enough
to bring the animal into view.” Our rediscovery of a passion for
contours is inseparable from the recognition of precise
interdependence and function, and of all forms as organic,
which is thrust upon us by the electro-magnetic wave