Figure it out!' Psychological Perspectives on Perception of Migration Period Animal Art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6095286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torill Christine Lindstrøm (corresponding author), Siv Kristoffersen |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 65-84 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00293650127468 |
| OpenAlex | W2121393540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 23 |
In this article we explore some perceptual-psychological and semiotic aspects of the Migration Period 'animal art'from the northern Germanic cultural area. Primarily, it is suggested that this art, which has been described as using symmetry and 'split representations', is laden with 'ambiguous figures' (including 'embedded figures' and 'reversible figures'). The ambiguous quality of the art is suggested to be presenton a perceptual level, but also on a compositional (structural) and iconographic level. Psychological (and neurological) processes involved in the perception of ambiguous figures and their effects are presented: Gestalt formation, unconscious processing, subliminal perception, motivated perception, and changed states of consciousness. It is suggested that this art instigated,or at least referred to such processes. In addit ion,on a semiot iclevel, t heart is suggested to contain information-condensation ('hyper-texts'), cryptic information, and to have had other semiotic functions
Aesthetics · Art · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Epistemology · Gestalt psychology · Linguistics · Perception · Period (music) · Psychoanalysis · Semiotics · Unconscious mind · Action Observation and Synchronization · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |