Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement

This paper examines the idea of mind-building sculpture, that is a specialty of sculpture that is beyond aesthetics and utility to explore the intellectual, emotional and psychological topographies of the viewer. It discusses how the modern and classical sculptors incorporate a cognitive framework i...

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Main Author: Akpowowo Bensandy Ozokeraha
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Language:English
Published: Stecab Publishing 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
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Online Access:https://journals.stecab.com/jahss/article/view/692
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description This paper examines the idea of mind-building sculpture, that is a specialty of sculpture that is beyond aesthetics and utility to explore the intellectual, emotional and psychological topographies of the viewer. It discusses how the modern and classical sculptors incorporate a cognitive framework into the sculptural form, material and spatial engagement and sculpture turns out to become a generator of reflection, knowledge and self-transformation. The study relies on art history, phenomenology, and neuroscience to note the great potential of sculpture in shaping physical territory, as well as the human mind.
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spelling doaj-art-e1f4946d34c5449da1cbfce0ea0a259f2025-08-20T02:37:23ZengStecab PublishingJournal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science3006-94912025-07-012218118510.69739/jahss.v2i2.692692Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive EngagementAkpowowo Bensandy Ozokeraha0Department of Fine Art and Industrial Design, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Southern Delta University, Ozoro, Delta State, NigeriaThis paper examines the idea of mind-building sculpture, that is a specialty of sculpture that is beyond aesthetics and utility to explore the intellectual, emotional and psychological topographies of the viewer. It discusses how the modern and classical sculptors incorporate a cognitive framework into the sculptural form, material and spatial engagement and sculpture turns out to become a generator of reflection, knowledge and self-transformation. The study relies on art history, phenomenology, and neuroscience to note the great potential of sculpture in shaping physical territory, as well as the human mind.https://journals.stecab.com/jahss/article/view/692aestheticsbeliefsclassicalcognitivecontemporaryemotionsintellectualintrospectionsmindmind-buildingneuroscienceperceptionspsychological
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Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
aesthetics
beliefs
classical
cognitive
contemporary
emotions
intellectual
introspections
mind
mind-building
neuroscience
perceptions
psychological
title Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
title_full Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
title_fullStr Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
title_full_unstemmed Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
title_short Mind-Building Sculpture and Cognitive Engagement
title_sort mind building sculpture and cognitive engagement
topic aesthetics
beliefs
classical
cognitive
contemporary
emotions
intellectual
introspections
mind
mind-building
neuroscience
perceptions
psychological
url https://journals.stecab.com/jahss/article/view/692
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