How are connections between the natural world and the human body as expressed by Suzanne Lacy in Whisper, the Waves, the Wind similar to ideas articulated by Leonardo da Vinci?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Both artists compared the bones of the human frame (for Lacy, the survival despite aging of women's bodies) to the solidity of rocks as supports for the earth.
2. Both artists linked the ocean to the breath and blood of human life, emphasized by Lacy in the setting of her piece.
3. Both artists emphasized the rejuvenating cycle of ocean tides as the life spring of the world, linked to the women's years washing over their lives.
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