Perceptual distortions characteristic of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in contemporary figurative painting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a neurological condition characterized by perceptual distortions, most of which are visual in nature (metamorphopsias). Over the past decade there has been a movement in contemporary figurative painting away from strict mimesis toward depicting distortions of the painting's subject, called disrupted realism. In certain cases the similarities between the distortions in those paintings and those characteristic of AIWS are so striking that we suspect that artists may have experienced distorted perceptions themselves and used them for creative inspiration.

Methods

To empirically test this hypothesis we interviewed 20 painters who frequently use distortions in their work, using the SIntAD, a tailor-made, semi-structured questionna

SUBMITTER: Hyatt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652831 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature