Visual interest in pictorial art during an aesthetic experience

Spatial Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 55-77

  Locher, Paul ^a   Krupinski, Elizabeth A ^b   Mello Thoms, Claudia ^c   Nodine, Calvin F ^d  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic evaluation; Gist reaction; Pictorial art; Verbal reactions; Visual exploration

Indexed keywords

SEMANTIC WEB; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AESTHETIC EVALUATION; PICTORIAL ART; VERBAL REACTIONS; VISUAL ARTS; VISUAL EXPLORATION;

PAINTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAINTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAINTINGS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 36549002112     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: 15685683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856808782713762     Document Type: Article

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