Neuro‐aesthetics and the iconography in photography

Can neurosciences explain art? No, but it can help us to understand why some images are more memorable and, thus, more successful than others. This article aims to identify certain factors that may influence the artistic success of photographic images. These factors are discussed within the contexts...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:PsyCh journal Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 444 - 457
Main Authors: Jokeit, Hennric, Blochwitz, Daniel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.08.2020
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Coding theory
Esthetics
Female
Humans
memory
neuroscience
Neurosciences
Photography
predictive coding theory
Visual Perception
visual system
visual system
predictive coding theory
art
memory
neuroscience
photography
ISSN:2046-0252, 2046-0260, 2046-0260
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Can neurosciences explain art? No, but it can help us to understand why some images are more memorable and, thus, more successful than others. This article aims to identify certain factors that may influence the artistic success of photographic images. These factors are discussed within the contexts of basic neuropsychological concepts, visual perception, and visual memory. A new computational and neuroscientifically based model, the predictive coding theory, provides a powerful framework for integrating social and individual factors that influence aesthetic experience and activity. A case study of Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph Migrant Mother demonstrates the importance of identifiable factors that influence and determine a photograph's potential success. We are convinced that a future systemic approach will enable the complementary integration of neuroscientific, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and sociopsychological insights through the framework of predictive coding theory with socioscientific, art‐theoretical, and art‐historical as well as neuro‐ and behavioral‐economical models.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
content type line 23
ISSN:2046-0252
2046-0260
2046-0260
DOI:10.1002/pchj.379