Evaluating the Emotional Impact of Environmental Artworks Using Q Methodology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22055893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lesley Brook (0000-0001-6678-5179, Otago Polytechnic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 211-232 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2241-7702 • E-ISSN: 2241-7702 |
| Publisher | Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.30958/ajha.9-3-2 |
| OpenAlex | W4213326464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
By engaging audience emotions, the creative arts can prompt people to consider societal issues in different ways and hence influence views and behaviours. While audience members bring their unique personal characteristics to the art experience, their emotional responses to art may be shared somewhat. To contribute to understanding audience emotional engagement, this empirical study investigates the emotional responses of viewers to an exhibition of environmental artworks. Q methodology is used with images to evaluate emotional responses to artworks, after the participants have experienced the exhibition. The 25 participants sorted 54 images from their strongest positive to strongest negative emotional responses to the artworks depicted, then described their emotional responses in a semi-structured interview. A wide range of emotions were reported by participants, including multiple and mixed positive and negative emotions to single artworks. Statistical analysis of participants’ Q sorts revealed five groups of participants who shared emotional responses to the artworks. Differences between the groups can be accounted for by the level of participants’ prior experience of contemporary art and by the different ways in which participants perceive negative emotions. Variance within the groups is explained by personal influences contributing to differences in participants’ emotional responses to the artworks
Art · Exhibition · The arts · Visual arts · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Animal and Plant Science Education · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |