Creative possibilities of doll-making.

Publication: Arts & Activities

Publication Date: 01-DEC-07

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A child making a doll can be equated to an adult artist making a figurative sculpture. From ancient times, figurative sculptures have served as substitutes for originals because they can evoke a sense of presence, even though they are mere images of what they represent.

Humans are especially sensitive to faces. Research shows that infants like a face-like pattern more than a random pattern even when they are too young to have human interactions. In addition, there is a part of the brain whose special function is to recognize faces. Isn't it amazing to know that if this part is damaged, we cannot recognize familiar faces, even our parents' or our own?

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Because we are biologically made to be sensitive to human faces, a human figure does not have to be realistic to represent a human or to function as a substitute. This applies to a doll, too. Simply by the right suggestions...

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