Art Restoration and Viewer Experiences
Aesthetic evaluations influenced
Aesthetic evaluations influenced
Hubner and Fillinger investigated how the apparent balance and stability of elements in images influenced how much they were liked.
Levitan, Winfield, and Sherman evaluated responses to representational visual art and found, not surprisingly, that people prefer paintings whose subject matter they like.
Miller and Hubner found that individuals are pretty good at determining if other people will like a particular piece of art.
What is best? Abstract? Realistic? None at all?
Gruner and colleagues add to our understanding of location-related factors that influence the evaluations of artworks.
Research conducted with children may indicate a way to at least partially compensate for lack of nature views in areas where people are likely to feel stressed.
Nielsen and colleagues studied patient responses to art in hospitals.
Artist's fame influences evaluations
Art has a significant effect on how people live their lives, how they think and behave. Science-informed art selection, placement, and labeling can enhance mental and physical wellbeing.