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PSY 375 The Psychology of the Arts

PSY 375 The Psychology of the Arts. High Art versus Popular Art. Quiz 1: Naïve versus Experienced Viewers. How did Winton and Cupchik (1992) define “naïve” and “experienced”? How did naïve viewers account for their preference for popular art?

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PSY 375 The Psychology of the Arts

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  1. PSY 375The Psychology of the Arts High Art versus Popular Art

  2. Quiz 1: Naïve versus Experienced Viewers • How did Winton and Cupchik (1992) define “naïve” and “experienced”? • How did naïve viewers account for their preference for popular art? • How did experienced viewers account for their preference for “high” art?

  3. Naïve Generalize typical cognitions to art Literal approach to art Subjective: personal associations produce pleasure Less perceptually sensitive to nuances in the artwork Overestimate temporal duration of art experience Respond more to realism Respond more to soothing feelings affected by the art Summation: focus on self Experienced Focus on visual structure of the artwork Subject matter secondary More objective: identify the aspects of the medium being used for pleasure More perceptually sensitive to dimensions of the artwork Underestimate temporal duration of art experience Respond more to abstract Respond more to variety of emotions depicted Summation: focus on the art Differences in Viewing: Naïve versus trained viewers

  4. Major museum art work\ Represented in university slide libraries “Sentimental portraits”: anecdotal, sentimental, picturesque Wildlife art Family life art Country life Urban life Portraits of women Easily identifiable abstracts Thomas Kinkade Folk art Western art Animation art High versus Popular-- Visual

  5. Examples: Popular Art George McLean: White Tailed Deer9 3/4" x 15"

  6. Example Popular Art George McLean Georgian Bay20" x 30"

  7. Example Popular Art: Somewhat abstract, but easily seen subject matter Paul Ranson“The Vines”

  8. Production Characteristics of Popular Visual Art • Giclée (commonly pronounced "zhee-clay,“) invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. Process became popular in 1990’s. • Limited edition prints from the original • Imitations or compounds—e.g., sculpture

  9. “Great Masters” classical music Opera Country and western R&B Soul Jazz Rock Current chart pop Disco Dance Hip hop/rap Musicals Blues High versus Popular-- Music

  10. Production Characteristics of Some Popular Music • Multi-tracking • Computer-generated; synthesized • Individual contributors, ungrouped

  11. Results of the Study

  12. Will some of what we view today be the “high” art of tomorrow?

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