Art, too, can be founded on detachment from the real world. Multiple forms and modes of application can doubtless occur, but the foundation will remain the same, namely, projection onto the world surrounding humans of a strong mental image that colors reality before taking shape and transfiguring or recreating it.47 In this sense, art is incontestably an indicator of spirituality. As André Leroi-Gourhan wrote, “if perception of the extraordinary by Paleolithic people is an essential stage, symbolic representation is the decisive sign of attainment of abstract values.”
