How does contextual information affect aesthetic appreciation and gaze behavior in figurative and abstract artwork?

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have investigated how providing contextual information with artwork influences gaze behavior, yet the evidence that contextually triggered changes in oculomotor behavior when exploring artworks may be linked to changes in aesthetic experience remains mixed. The aim of this study was to investigate how three levels of contextual information influenced people's aesthetic appreciation and visual exploration of both abstract and figurative art. Participants were presented with an artwork and one of three contextual information levels: a title, title plus information on the aesthetic design of the piece, or title plus information about the semantic meaning of the piece. We measured participants liking, interest and understanding of artworks and recorded exploration duration, fi

SUBMITTER: Casteau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552055 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature