Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis
IntroductionArt is ubiquitous in our lives, and its experience and understanding are deeply emotional. Dewey suggested that all human experience, including art experiences, emerges from active engagement with the environment. In this view, affect and interpretation are interconnected processes that...
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| author | Gemma Schino Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Theisje van Dorsten Samrddhee Pathare Barend van Heusden Ralf F. A. Cox |
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| description | IntroductionArt is ubiquitous in our lives, and its experience and understanding are deeply emotional. Dewey suggested that all human experience, including art experiences, emerges from active engagement with the environment. In this view, affect and interpretation are interconnected processes that unfold together. To examine the integration of these processes, this interdisciplinary study used a multi-method approach.MethodsEighteen dyads of adult participants took part in the study. They were instructed to each bring an art object that was meaningful to them. During the experiment participants engaged in an audio-visually recorded, semi-structured conversation, reflecting on both art objects. They also answered pre- and post-questionnaires on their emotions. Affect was measured through self-reported valence and arousal of emotions, and sentiment analysis of the conversation. Semiosis as the process of making sense of the art objects was operationalized in terms of four strategies, namely: perception, imagination, conceptualization, and analysis. Affect was measured through self-reported valence and arousal of emotions, and sentiment analysis of the conversation.Results and discussionThe results showed that dyadic interactions led to changes, at the group level, in participants’ self-reported affect toward the other’s art object. An Exploratory Graph Analysis revealed unique weighted networks of sentiment for each strategy. Additionally, a Multinomial Log-linear Model demonstrated that affect and strategies work in tandem during the art experience, to predict perceived affect. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4bf1369c76ab4c9285809f98e6aae87d2025-08-20T02:28:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-04-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15449011544901Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosisGemma Schino0Lisa-Maria van Klaveren1Lisa-Maria van Klaveren2Lisa-Maria van Klaveren3Theisje van Dorsten4Samrddhee Pathare5Barend van Heusden6Ralf F. A. Cox7Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsInstitute for Education and Training, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, NetherlandsUniversity College Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsUniversity College Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Arts, Culture, and Media, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsIntroductionArt is ubiquitous in our lives, and its experience and understanding are deeply emotional. Dewey suggested that all human experience, including art experiences, emerges from active engagement with the environment. In this view, affect and interpretation are interconnected processes that unfold together. To examine the integration of these processes, this interdisciplinary study used a multi-method approach.MethodsEighteen dyads of adult participants took part in the study. They were instructed to each bring an art object that was meaningful to them. During the experiment participants engaged in an audio-visually recorded, semi-structured conversation, reflecting on both art objects. They also answered pre- and post-questionnaires on their emotions. Affect was measured through self-reported valence and arousal of emotions, and sentiment analysis of the conversation. Semiosis as the process of making sense of the art objects was operationalized in terms of four strategies, namely: perception, imagination, conceptualization, and analysis. Affect was measured through self-reported valence and arousal of emotions, and sentiment analysis of the conversation.Results and discussionThe results showed that dyadic interactions led to changes, at the group level, in participants’ self-reported affect toward the other’s art object. An Exploratory Graph Analysis revealed unique weighted networks of sentiment for each strategy. Additionally, a Multinomial Log-linear Model demonstrated that affect and strategies work in tandem during the art experience, to predict perceived affect.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1544901/fullart experienceaffectsemiosissentiment analysisexploratory graph analysis |
| spellingShingle | Gemma Schino Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Lisa-Maria van Klaveren Theisje van Dorsten Samrddhee Pathare Barend van Heusden Ralf F. A. Cox Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis Frontiers in Psychology art experience affect semiosis sentiment analysis exploratory graph analysis |
| title | Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis |
| title_full | Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis |
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| topic | art experience affect semiosis sentiment analysis exploratory graph analysis |
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