But Is It really Art? The Classification of Images as "Art"/"Not Art" and Correlation with Appraisal and Viewer Interpersonal Differences.

ABSTRACT: When an individual participates in empirical studies involving the visual arts, they most often are presented with a stream of images, shown on a computer, depicting reproductions of artworks by respected artists but which are often not known to the viewer. While art can of course be shown in presentia actuale-e.g., in the museum-this laboratory paradigm has become our go-to basis for assessing interaction, and, often in conjunction with some means of rating, for assessing evaluative, emotional, cognitive, and even neurophysiological response. However, the question is rarely asked: Do participants actually believe that every image that they are viewing is indeed "Art"? Relatedly, how does this evaluation relate to aesthetic appreciation, and do the answers to these questions vary in

SUBMITTER: Pelowski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640778 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature