Art Appreciation Research Articles

Representing China in the British Museum: Do Museums Perpetuate Historical Biases?

Museums have never been neutral. Public museums and exhibitions that originated in colonial times are accused of passing on biases that feature Euro-centric interpretations of history. This paper investigates the nature of bias and the history of museums and their biases, and then focuses on the representation of China in the British Museum as an elaborate case study. The paper argues that from the British Museums virtual collections and public resources, the descriptive text and collection highlights in the China galleries reflect implicit and biased historical perspectives of China in the UK, exhibiting a contrast between the British appreciation of exotic Chinese art and contempt towards Chinas social status arising from colonial trade. This paper provides a specific statement and analysis of western biases for colonial discussions and could contribute to decolonization actions taken in museums.

Illustrating Stravinsky: integration of new media design in live Philharmonic Orchestra performance

Today, as arts organizations, including philharmonic orchestras, look for new ways to engage their patrons and attract new audiences, the use of new media can enhance experiences at arts venues and events such as concerts, and can lead to greater appreciation of art forms that are sometimes considered outmoded and staid. This study focuses on the search for an appropriate approach, design process and implementation of new media design for symphonic orchestra performance. The case study examines the integration of new media for the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra’s live performance of The Rite of Spring, an early 20th-century avant-garde masterpiece composed by Igor Stravinsky. Motion graphics and AR technology were utilized to bring hand-drawn and painted elements inspired by the music and Russian folk art to life.

Socio-Cultural Impact of Virtual Reality Technology on Art Appreciation and Cultural Engagement

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to explore the socio-cultural impact of virtual reality technology on art appreciation and cultural engagement.
 Methodology: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library.
 Findings: The findings revealed that there exists a contextual and methodological gap relating to the socio-cultural impact of virtual reality technology on art appreciation and cultural engagement. The empirical review revealed that in the wake of rapid technological advancements, virtual reality technology has emerged as a powerful tool in transforming the landscape of art appreciation and cultural engagement. Through a synthesis of empirical studies, it is evident that VR has brought about profound changes, unlocking new dimensions of artistic experiences and redefining cultural engagement paradigms. Virtual reality has succeeded in reinvigorating art appreciation, transcending the boundaries of physical space and time. Users are now able to immerse themselves fully in artworks, experiencing them in ways that were previously unimaginable.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Cultural Proximity theory, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Cultural Capital theory may be used to anchor future studies on the socio-cultural impact of virtual reality technology on art appreciation and cultural engagement. The study recommended that cultural institutions and art organizations should actively integrate virtual reality technology into their exhibits and educational programs. A concerted effort must be made to ensure that virtual reality remains inclusive and accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities. Ethical guidelines and regulations should be established to govern the collection and use of user data in virtual reality experiences. Emerging artists should embrace virtual reality as a means to gain exposure and access new audiences.

The Art Museum as a Place for Language Learning: Opening Spaces, Reducing Inhibitions, Utilizing Potentials

Museums, and particularly those dedicated to Fine Arts, provide an ideal setting for language learning. Artworks in their authentic surroundings offer interdisciplinary opportunities for learners at different proficiency levels, including beginners. This article explores the benefits of using artworks to teach foreign or second languages, highlighting the potential for personal expression in aesthetic and lyrical forms. We present examples of activities and corresponding written work, as well as the reactions of 6th graders following an EFL-workshop at Museum Ludwig in Cologne. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of integrating language learning with art appreciation in museums, and its potential for fostering creativity and engagement among diverse groups of learners.
 Key Words: 
 Fine Arts Museums
 Writing activities
 Student appreciation

Enhancing Gallery Experiences Through Interactive Apps: A Pathway to Democratizing Art Appreciation

To enhance the visitor experience at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, the author endeavors to develop an Augmented Reality (AR) application. This article initially engages in data collection, employing diverse research methodologies, wherein visitors serve as the subjects of the study. Subsequently, an extensive examination of several analogous gallery apps presently available in the market is conducted through case studies. Ultimately, the article presents three distinct user interface solutions subjected to user testing. This iterative design process expounds on the application’s development and establishes a robust groundwork for enhancing its ultimate iteration.

Designing Dance Learning Videos using 2D Animation and Live Action Techniques for Elementary Schools

Learning dance is an important aspect in the elementary school (SD) curriculum to develop creativity and appreciation of art in children. However, conventional learning methods are often less interesting and less motivating for students. This research uses a qualitative-based design and development approach. The sample in this study was class 4 of SD N 3 Kwarasan. The next stage is the production process, where dance learning videos using 2D animation techniques and live action are made. 2D animation techniques are used to illustrate dance movements and steps in a visual and interesting way, while live action is used to show the execution of a dancer who teaches dance movements directly.

中国现当代美术教育思想的传承和发展

Aesthetic education is an important part of the cultural quality of a nation and a country, and to some extent determines the overall aesthetic level of the people. Therefore, from this perspective, the requirements for the development of art education ideology and planning are particularly important, and also put forward new requirements. With the rapid development of our social and economic ability and level, people pay more and more attention to the cultivation of personal aesthetic cultivation, as well as to cultivate and enhance the next generation's aesthetic feeling and cognition through fine arts education. Therefore, the development of fine arts education as a whole presents a trend of gradual integration and diversification. It is very important and necessary for the inheritance and development of Chinese art education thoughts to train the next generation to have better art appreciation and aesthetic ability, and it is also a great challenge for the inheritance and development of art education thoughts. From the perspective of the necessity of inheriting and developing China's modern and contemporary art education thoughts, this paper analyzes China's modern and contemporary art education thoughts on the basis of the study of the history of art education. At the same time, it expounds the main inheritance and development trajectory of Chinese art education thoughts in different periods, and explores and studies some problems existing in the current art education mode. In order to find the shortcomings in the implementation of fine art education, constantly summarize and explore the ideological origin of fine art education to keep pace with The Times, and gradually explore a suitable for the development of modern and contemporary fine art education under the environment.

Prediction and Art Appreciation

AbstractEvery art encounter requires making predictions given that art is rife with uncertainty. What is it to appreciate art while relying on predictions, and to what consequences? I argue that art appreciation involves engaging our predictive systems in such a way as to correct predictive failure at least at some levels in the processing hierarchy of information that we receive from art works. That art appreciation involves predictive processing best explains the mechanism for cognizing art works in categories, cases of appreciative failure, and why art appreciation is a form of valuing. To articulate the explanatory value of predictive processing for cognizing art works in categories, I introduce a sub-type of predictions that I call art-historical estimates – i.e., predictions that take as their object the temporal relationships between works and their place in art history – and identify their features within a broader typology of predictions and related mental structures such as schemas and scripts. I examine the way predictive processing explains the correction of predictive failure, and its consequences for the affective value that we attach to the appreciation of art.

Jean-Baptiste Du Bos: Reflections on Genius and Art

In 1719 Jean-Baptiste Du Bos publishes his treatise Réflexions Critiquessur la Poésia et sur la Peinture, which Voltaire has called ‘the mostuseful book that has ever be written on the subject by any Europeannation’. In his book the author deals with the problem of artisticgenius, a phenomenon that was in focus from late 17th century inmany treatises on theory of art, especially in France and England.This article concentrates on the interpretation of this particularidea in the work of Du Bos, who tries to explain it through a widerange of empirical examples, using the latest achievements fromdifferent branches of science. His concept of ‘physiological genius’and ‘climatic genius’ can be seen as unique. His reflections onsensation-based aesthetic experience and the new way of definingthe relationship between the artist-genius and the dilettante artexperiencer, influenced later 18th century authors who wrote aboutart theory and aesthetics (Lessing, Home, Herder, even Kant). DuBos's idea of wider public engagement with art, and art appreciation,becomes relevant in the 18th and 19th centuries, so one can say that inmany respects Du Bos's treatment is ahead of its time and that theseideas are also relevant in the contemporary context.

Cultural-match effect on the appreciation of traditional and contemporary visual arts: Evidence from Poland and Hong Kong.

Cultural-match effect on the appreciation of traditional and contemporary visual arts: Evidence from Poland and Hong Kong.

미술감상교육에서 생성형 AI의 활용가능성

Recently, a variety of generative AIs have been commercialized. There are many concerns about AI, but there are also efforts to use it in education. Generative AIs such as Midjourney are being used to produce images, and there is also public discussion about this. In addition, in art appreciation education, the conventional method of writing appreciation essays can be utilized through language-generating AIs such as ChatGPT. In this article, we applied this to the writing of an appreciation essay on the Korean traditional Chaesekhwa <Ilwolobongdo>, which has relatively little information. ChatGPT wrote an appreciation essay based on incorrect information about the work being analyzed. The less information it provided in the question, the falser writing it wrote. On the other hand, Bard and Bing used the search engines that were associated with each other to answer with more accurate information. As a result, the more specific the direction of the question, the more relevant the writing was. There were clear limitations, such as providing false information or writing an appreciation with insufficient evidence. However, I think that in the future, we will be able to write a text based on accurate information if it is done in parallel with the search and more information is accumulated. Accordingly, in art appreciation education, it will be possible to do critical appreciation education based on the contents that the generative AI has found and organized, rather than focusing on writing appreciation essays.

게히건(G.Geahigan)의 비평적 탐구모형을 활용한 고등학교 페미니즘 미술 감상 및 비평교육 연구

게히건(G.Geahigan)의 비평적 탐구모형을 활용한 고등학교 페미니즘 미술 감상 및 비평교육 연구

Pengenalan Teknologi Artificial Intelligence (AI) dalam Meningkatkan Pengalaman Belajar Seni di Era Digitalisasi Pendidikan

Art education has undergone significant transformation in the era of digitalization. With the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, there is tremendous potential to enhance the art learning experience. This research aims to elucidate how AI technology can be effectively utilized to improve art education in the context of digitalization. The study aims to introduce AI technology and explore its potential applications in enhancing the art learning experience. In the context of art learning experience, AI technology can provide broader access to digital art collections, online galleries, and virtual museums. Students can explore various artworks and cultures through digital platforms, thereby enriching their understanding and appreciation of art. The research findings reveal that AI technology can offer personalized guidance to students in developing their artistic skills. Intelligent AI systems can analyze students' artworks, provide tailored suggestions, and assist in enhancing their technical and creative abilities. In conclusion, the integration of AI technology in art education holds immense potential to elevate students' learning experiences. By expanding access, providing personalized guidance, and creating interactive experiences, AI technology enriches art learning in the era of digitalization. This is expected to provide greater insights and understanding of how AI technology can be harnessed to enhance the art learning experience in the context of digitalization. By optimizing the potential of AI, art education can become more inclusive, personalized, and engaging.

Teachers Curating Virtual Exhibitions for Learning Visual Arts: A Study of Impact and Effectiveness

AbstractAlthough visual arts teachers have free access to high quality online artwork images offering them immense teaching resources, making meaningful use of them remains a pedagogical challenge. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the transition from face‐to‐face to online teaching caused an immediate need for teachers to enhance their digital competencies and technological capability for planning and delivering a blended art curriculum. Herein, I propose a ‘teacher‐curator pedagogy’ via a study in six primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to assess its effectiveness. The study took place in the academic year of 2021‐22 with 331 student participants. The proposed pedagogy puts visual arts teachers in the role of ‘digital curators’ who create virtual exhibitions for teaching art appreciation and artmaking. This paper addresses the theoretical framework, implementation strategies, and the results of the study highlighting its effectiveness, impact and limitations on teaching when using teacher‐curated virtual exhibitions in both physical and virtual learning contexts. It was found that the technological capacity and confidence of the teacher participants was enhanced through the use of online resources and virtual exhibition tools. Making use of the 3D presentation of exhibits in themes and context through digital content curation, the teachers engaged students with deep interaction through the blending of online and face‐to‐face teaching. However, the proposed pedagogy was limited by the high demand of training and preparation work, hardware and software support, and difficulties in assessing and monitoring learning beyond class.

Analysis of the Visual Design of Children's Picture Books from the Perspective of Chinese Traditional Culture

In the five thousand years of vicissitudes of life, countless bright traditional culture was born in this land under our feet, affecting generation after generation of Chinese children, become the cornerstone of the continuation of Chinese civilization. The creators of Chinese children's picture books should assume their responsibilities and missions, actively explore how to interpret traditional culture in children's picture books, and contribute to the growth of children, the unity of the nation and the development of the country. In today's era when visual culture is widely used, the mainstream of children's picture books is to let traditional Chinese culture into children's lives, so that the teaching of picture books can realize the inheritance of Chinese culture. China has a long history and rich folk tales. These outstanding works represent the culture and wisdom of the Chinese nation. They are passed on continuously and have a strong cultural heritage. Nowadays, many picture books re-interpret and arrange these historical and folk stories through visual design, enriching children's reading content, cultivating children's Chinese culture literacy, and having a profound impact on their language expression ability, understanding ability, artistic appreciation ability and many other aspects. Based on this, this paper will analyze the visual design of children's picture books from the perspective of traditional culture to explain the general direction of the current children's picture books in the creation of traditional culture.

The role of the body in the experience of installation art: a case study of visitors' bodily, emotional, and transformative experiences in Tomás Saraceno's "in orbit".

Installation art, with its immersive and participatory character, has been argued to require the use and awareness of the body, which potentially constitute key parts of the artwork's experience and appreciation. Heightened body awareness is even argued to be a key to particularly profound emotional or even transformative states, which have been frequently ascribed to this genre. However, the body in the experience of installation art has rarely been empirically considered. To address this gap, we investigated the body's role in the experience of Tomás Saraceno's in orbit installation. Based on a list of self-report items created from a review of the theoretical literature, we-for the first time-captured (quantitatively and qualitatively): what kind of subjective bodily experiences visitors (N = 230) reported, how these items grouped into clusters (using network science), and how these relate to emotion, art appraisal, and transformative outcomes. Network analysis of the items determined four communities related to "interoception," "presence," "disturbance," and "proprioception." Proprioception (e.g., awareness of balance/movement/weight) turned out to be a significant determinant of art appreciation in our study, and, together with "disturbing" body experiences (feeling awkward/watched/chills), coincided with transformation. We also assessed individual differences in body awareness yet did not find that these moderate those relationships. We suggest future research on installation art based on a more unified assessment of the role of the body in embodied-enactive aesthetics and its relation to the intensity and impact of art experience in general.

고등학교 ‘미술 감상과 비평’ 과목 연계 색채 실기 교육 프로그램 개발과 효과성 분석

This study recognized a problem about which the color education in public education of our country is being performed focusing on a theory with emphasizing the relevant sections in each of the emotional approach from the art subject and of the physical approach from the science teaching. And then, the color practical education program at high school was developed centering on the 2009 and 2015 Revised Curricula. During the two months of October and November in 2022, it applied the program targeting 20 third graders at D high school in Seoul who take the class for ‘Art Appreciation and Criticism’ and confirmed its effectiveness through the pre and post questionnaires. Key effectiveness questions include 7 items in totally 3 realms such as ‘awareness, understanding and attitude’ regarding the color education. The following are the research results according to this. First, the perception of importance on color appeared to be high in both before and after (t=1.099). The understanding about color could be known to have increased after the class (t=5.477). Finally, the attitude of trying to use color could be seen to have heightened either in daily life or in other fields after the practical training lesson (t=4.152). As the scientific technology advances, a human being’s sensitivity adjective of looking at the world is also changing rapidly. Hence, the transition to color education is urgent that is reflected the education focusing on the latest theory and diverse practical skills. These findings show the need to develop a variety of practical education for students who perceive the significance of color at ordinary times. This study is expected to be likely used as basic data that suggests the directivity of new color education at the point of time requiring this change.

Meyer Schapiro, the Jewish Museum, and Living Artists: A Scholar’s Overlooked Activism

Abstract Meyer Schapiro was among a handful of New York’s most prominent Jewish thinkers writing about modern art during the post-Second World War period, just as the international center of new art had shifted there from Paris. Unlike his contemporaries Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg, however, Schapiro is thought to have “seldom” or only “subliminally” addressed questions of Jewish identity, suggesting that he avoided or suppressed the matter. Yet his nearly four-decade-long relationship with the Jewish Museum of New York tells a different story. Schapiro’s unpublished correspondence, memoranda, and addresses reveal his role in transforming the Jewish Museum into a venue for avant-garde art and his urging Jewish acceptance of modern art, including works that were not visibly Jewish or that were created by non-Jews. These efforts reflect the ways his kinship with the Jewish community prompted his articulation of universal values of humanitarianism and social justice that he associated with Judaism, values that coincided with his social activism. The archival materials also show how Schapiro engaged with questions of Jewish identity as he drew on his scholarly knowledge and his affinity with the Jewish community to further the appreciation of modern art for the benefit of Jewish and non-Jewish artists and audiences.

A Network Analysis Approach toward Adaptive Overt Narcissism Network.

The relationship between narcissistic personality and art and beauty appreciation has recently become the focus of research investigations. Adaptive narcissists raise their sense of worth in order to shield themselves from harm caused by others. Because they aspire to be more attractive, healthier, and successful versions of themselves, they frequently have greater success in life than the majority of people. Grandiose and overtly narcissistic behavior are the main recognized characteristics of an overt narcissist, which is currently regarded as a personality disorder that puts mental health and wellbeing at peril. On a random sample collection of data from 1101 respondents to an online questionnaire, we conducted a network analysis of the Adaptive Overt Narcissism Scale (AONS) items. In this study, we used a network analysis approach to examine the network structure of adaptive overt narcissism, as well as its relationships with psychological functioning. The present study utilized network analysis to investigate the centrality measures of items in the Adaptive Overt Narcissism Scale (AONS) and their interrelationships. Results indicated that item Q6.8 ("I appreciate art and beauty") had low betweenness, closeness, and strength centrality measures, indicating that it was less influential in the network. However, it also had negative expected influence, suggesting that its absence would have a destabilizing effect on the network. These results highlight the importance of the appreciation of art and beauty in deactivating the adaptive overt narcissist network. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying this relationship and its implications for narcissism prevention and intervention.

Participation in arts and culture among individuals with serious mental illnesses and its relationship to quality of life and recovery.

Engagement in arts and cultural activities is valued and yields positive outcomes but may be understudied in populations with serious mental illness (SMI). Our aims are to evaluate the extent to which individuals with SMI deem participation areas related to arts and culture (e.g., going to a theater) to be important, and if important, how often they are being done and if it is enough in comparison to a nonSMI sample. We conducted analyses using a sample of 1,120 individuals with SMI from nine research studies between 2008 and 2016 and a sample of 300 individuals without SMI that were part of the Truven Health Analytics PULSE survey. All participants completed a survey containing questions related community participation. Analyses were conducted using independent samples t tests, followed by analysis of variances, and chi-square tests. The results indicate that adults with SMI are as, or more interested in arts and cultural activities as adults in the general population, but do not participate in those areas as much as they would like in comparison. We also found that, as with the general population, participation in these areas is positively associated with quality of life and to a lesser degree, recovery. Engagement in arts and culture activities may be an overlooked compared to other areas of participation, such as employment. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners may need to pay greater attention to areas related to art appreciation, rather than just art production. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).