Multistable Perception of Art-Science Imagery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10288503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Wilson (0000-0003-1384-0394, Amanda Wilson (artist-scientist, microscopist, musician), 63 Grasmere Point, Old Kent Road, London SE15 1DU, U.K.., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 156-164 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/leon_a_00282 |
| OpenAlex | W2050982495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
How do artists, scientists and artist-scientists view images, and how does their cultural background affect their interpretation? The author proposes that artist-scientists may exhibit cultural multistability, akin to the perceptual multistability associated with viewing visual illusions such as the Necker cube. After carrying out a survey, the author suggests that all individuals may exhibit cultural multistability in response to a challenging image. The author postulates a tendency of artist-scientists to use textural descriptions and discusses coming to see her own images in a new light
Aesthetics · Affect (linguistics) · Art · Cognitive psychology · Illusion · Interpretation (philosophy) · Multistability · Optical illusion · Perception · Physics · Visual arts · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Communication · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Multisensory perception and integration · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |