Can art change the way we see?

Benear, Susan L.; Sunday, Mackenzie A.; Davidson, Russell; Palmeri, Thomas J.; Gauthier, Isabel

doi:10.1037/aca0000288

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“…It is conceivable that even though art experience promotes expertise in art, it does not necessarily translate to enhanced holistic processing of faces in art. Our results are in line with a recent review of the literature (Benear et al, 2019) that found little support for the idea that experience in art could improve visual perception.…”

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confidence: 86%

From Perugino to Picasso: Holistic processing of faces in paintings.

Ventura¹,

Tt²,

Cruz³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Faces are generally assumed to be processed holistically, that is, features are represented in an integrated fashion. Similarly, pictorial representations of faces (e.g., drawings) have been shown to elicit holistic processing. Some researchers, however, have contested the concept of holistic face processing, suggesting that the perception of a face is no more than the sum of individual face parts. In the present study, we ask whether faces in paintings are processed holistically and, if so, whether this holistic processing is consistent across art styles along the realism–distortion dimension. Additionally, we seek to understand whether other factors, such as interest in art and exposure to art (e.g., visiting museums), as well as general visual recognition abilities, contribute to the potential holistic processing of faces in paintings. We found holistic face processing across stimulus sets, suggesting that holistic processing of faces in art occurs regardless of the characteristics of the art style (i.e., realism/distortion).Moreover, general interest in art showed a marginally negative correlation with holistic face processing. In contrast, general visual recognition abilities correlated positively with holistic processing, suggesting that increased capacity to process purely visual information benefits perceptual integration and grouping.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

From Perugino to Picasso: Holistic processing of faces in paintings.

Ventura¹,

Tt²,

Cruz³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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“…Investigating the dynamics of both visual attention and drawing strategies as an artwork emerges will provide additional insights on artists’ expertise. Crucially, eye movement strategies should be linked to behavioural advantages in local and global processing, so that they are grounded in an understanding of how they benefit perceptual decision making (Benear et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Crucially, eye movement strategies should be linked to behavioural advantages in local and global processing, so that they are grounded in an understanding of how they benefit perceptual decision making (Benear et al, 2019).…”

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Global Saccadic Eye Movements Characterise Artists’ Visual Attention While Drawing

Park

Wiliams

Chamberlain

2021

Empirical Studies of the Arts

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Previous research has shown that artists employ flexible attentional strategies during offline perceptual tasks. The current study explored visual processing online, by tracking the eye movements of artists and non-artists (n=65) while they produced representational drawings of photographic stimuli. The findings revealed that it is possible to differentiate artists from non-artists on the basis of the relative amount of global-to-local saccadic eye movements they make when looking at the target stimulus while drawing, but not in a preparatory free viewing phase. Results indicated that these differences in eye movements are not specifically related to representational drawing ability, and may be a feature of artistic ability more broadly. This eye movement analysis technique may be used in future research to characterise the dynamics of attentional shifts in eye movements while artists are carrying out a range of artistic tasks.

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“…A significant number of studies suggest that traditional drawing experts have acquired many skills such as better attention span, manipulation skills and better spatial skills (e.g., Orde 1997; Alias, Gray & Black 2002; McManus et al 2010; Perdreau & Cavanagh 2015; Contreras et al 2018; Benear et al 2019; Chamberlain et al 2021; Park, Wiliams & Chamberlain 2021). Drawing/sketching involves a wide range of major cognitive functions such as:…”

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Is virtual reality so user-friendly for non-designers in early design activities? Comparing skills needed to traditional sketching versus virtual reality sketching

Chaniaud,

Fleury,

Poussard

et al. 2023

Des. Sci.

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Virtual reality (VR) sketching has many advantages for product design and tends to be more and more used among designers and non-designers (end-users). Nevertheless, few studies have focused on the skills needed to use VR sketching for non-designers especially VR novices in VR software. This study focuses on identifying the cognitive impact of VR sketching compared to traditional sketching on VR expert and VR novice in an experimental setting. Thirty-one participants composed of VR experts (N = 15) and VR novices (N = 16) completed a mental rotation test and then performed one traditional paper and pencil sketching task and two VR sketching tasks. We also measured the participants’ movements when using the VR sketching. Results show that VR experts perform better than VR novices in VR sketching because training is an essential element for the quality of traditional and VR sketching. Nevertheless, VR novices with previous training in traditional drawing and/or high mental rotation skills will be able to produce good-quality sketches. In addition, the results show that users moving more in the immersive environment performed better quality sketches if the drawing requires more complex shapes. Our results suggest that VR sketching can be complex to use for a part of the population that may be end-users, especially for those with little experience in traditional and VR sketching and with poor visuospatial abilities. We, therefore, advise to check the non-designers’ prior skills, otherwise, it will be necessary to train these users in VR sketching.

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Can art change the way we see?

Cited by 5 publications

References 90 publications

From Perugino to Picasso: Holistic processing of faces in paintings.

From Perugino to Picasso: Holistic processing of faces in paintings.

Global Saccadic Eye Movements Characterise Artists’ Visual Attention While Drawing

Is virtual reality so user-friendly for non-designers in early design activities? Comparing skills needed to traditional sketching versus virtual reality sketching

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