Object and Subject Approaches in the Psychology of Art Perception: A Review of Empirical Research
<p style="text-align: justify;">The article presents an overview of modern research on the psychology of perception of fine art. Recently, this area has become increasingly in demand both at the theoretical and practical levels. In the theoretical aspect, this direction is...
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2025-03-01
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The article presents an overview of modern research on the psychology of perception of fine art. Recently, this area has become increasingly in demand both at the theoretical and practical levels. In the theoretical aspect, this direction is important in connection with the increasing trends for the study of value orientations since appreciation of art and beauty are often considered among the highest human values. From a practical point of view, it is important because of the usage of works of fine art for therapeutic purposes, for example, in art therapy. As a result of the analysis of modern foreign research in the field of art perception, author of this article offers classification of works in this field, which includes two main approaches — object and subject. The object approach is close to the traditions established in cognitive psychology and examines patterns of human processing of aesthetic information related to the work of art itself. In the subjective approach, attention is focused on the viewer him/herself, those psychological features that make him aesthetically responsive. Additionally, a division is made between the study of aesthetic evaluations and judgments of viewers and their aesthetic experiences. In the final part of the article, the author suggests principles according to which object and subject models should be chosen for use in practical psychology.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df30c2eb980e4b8ba83417708c4a51bb2025-08-20T03:34:56ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationСовременная зарубежная психология2304-49772025-03-01141162510.17759/jmfp.2025140102Object and Subject Approaches in the Psychology of Art Perception: A Review of Empirical ResearchA.V. Leonova0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-3899National Research University Higher School of Economics <p style="text-align: justify;">The article presents an overview of modern research on the psychology of perception of fine art. Recently, this area has become increasingly in demand both at the theoretical and practical levels. In the theoretical aspect, this direction is important in connection with the increasing trends for the study of value orientations since appreciation of art and beauty are often considered among the highest human values. From a practical point of view, it is important because of the usage of works of fine art for therapeutic purposes, for example, in art therapy. As a result of the analysis of modern foreign research in the field of art perception, author of this article offers classification of works in this field, which includes two main approaches — object and subject. The object approach is close to the traditions established in cognitive psychology and examines patterns of human processing of aesthetic information related to the work of art itself. In the subjective approach, attention is focused on the viewer him/herself, those psychological features that make him aesthetically responsive. Additionally, a division is made between the study of aesthetic evaluations and judgments of viewers and their aesthetic experiences. In the final part of the article, the author suggests principles according to which object and subject models should be chosen for use in practical psychology.</p>https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/jmfp/archive/2025_n1/Leonova |
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