How Do We Understand Artworks? Exploring the Role of Artwork Inherent Features in Art Processing

IF 1.5 4区 心理学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Eva Specker, Maximilian Douda, Helmut Leder
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Abstract

Understanding an artwork is essential for aesthetic experiences. But how does one form an understanding of art? To investigate this still poorly addressed process, we hypothesized that the easier a stimulus is processed (i.e., higher fluency), the easier it should be understood. We focused on artwork inherent features (i.e., style and content) and their interactions affect processing. Making use of the brightness–positivity association, the overall brightness of paintings (i.e., as stylistic feature) was manipulated to match their content (positive vs. negative). We hypothesized that a congruency of style and content would facilitate the processing of paintings resulting in a better understanding, but also, greater liking, and (exploratively) higher artistic value. Our data indicated no congruency effects between brightness and content, but that content alone was a strong predictor for art processing and—in an exploratory approach—highlighted the importance of individual differences in terms of art interest and knowledge in our sample.
我们如何理解艺术作品?探讨艺术作品内在特征在艺术加工中的作用
理解艺术作品对于审美体验是必不可少的。但是一个人如何形成对艺术的理解呢?为了研究这一尚不清楚的过程,我们假设刺激越容易被处理(即越流畅),就越容易被理解。我们关注的是艺术品的内在特征(即风格和内容)及其相互作用对加工的影响。利用亮度-积极性关联,操纵绘画的整体亮度(即作为风格特征)以匹配其内容(积极与消极)。我们假设,风格和内容的一致性将促进对绘画的处理,从而更好地理解,也更喜欢,和(探索性地)更高的艺术价值。我们的数据表明亮度和内容之间没有一致性效应,但内容本身是艺术处理的一个强有力的预测因素,并且以一种探索性的方法强调了我们样本中艺术兴趣和知识方面的个体差异的重要性。
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期刊介绍: Empirical Studies of the Arts (ART) aims to be an interdisciplinary forum for theoretical and empirical studies of aesthetics, creativity, and all of the arts. It spans anthropological, psychological, neuroscientific, semiotic, and sociological studies of the creation, perception, and appreciation of literary, musical, visual and other art forms. Whether you are an active researcher or an interested bystander, Empirical Studies of the Arts keeps you up to date on the latest trends in scientific studies of the arts.
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