The influence of lateral organization on the evaluation of paintings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5267698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn Freimuth (0000-0003-1142-0775, Clark University), Seymour Wapner (Clark University) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-218 |
| Publication date | 1979-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1979.tb01678.x |
| PMID | 486870 |
| OpenAlex | W2103894390 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This study examines influence of directional properties of lateral organization on evaluation of paintings. Lateral organization, as defined here, has two dimensions: (1) left or right location of principal figure; and (2) left-to-right or right-to-left sequence of figures represented by direction of suggested movement, action, or lines. That previous studies have failed to demonstrate consistently a relationship between evaluations and directional properties is attributed to methodological shortcomings involving lack of control of stimulus properties and exposure time. Here, on basis of a well-defined judging procedure, paintings were distinguished according to whether each dimension of lateral organization depicted one or more than one direction. Under two exposure conditions, 5 and 20 s, three evaluations (general preference, balance, and dynamics) were made for paintings which were presented simultaneously in artist-created, original view, and mirror-image, reversed view. It was found that evaluations were influenced by directional properties (sequence of figures) with a 5 s exposure and by more inclusive formal features with a 20 s exposure. Implications of findings for perception and aesthetics are considered
Art · Cognitive psychology · Dimension (graph theory) · Painting · Perception · Pure mathematics · Stimulus (psychology) · Visual arts · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Mathematics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction · Visual perception and processing mechanisms
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |