Our Roots. Our Art. The Science.
In my studio
My Sunday morning breakfast was greeted with an email sent by a WAM Mentorship artist. “Thought you might find this interesting.” - Melinda. (Thanks for sending!)
Attached was this article in psypost.org:
Scientists use AI to uncover the deep connection between self-relevance and art appreciation.
When an image contains self-relevant content, such as things that relate to memories about yourself, to how you identify, or to your core life experiences (e.g. where you grew up), a person tends to like it more. But someone else with different life experiences, will tend to like the same image less.
We think this works because self-relevant content acts like a map or a key. It allows a person to unlock deeper levels of meaning, even when the art is actually about someone else’s experience. And this makes the experience more pleasurable, because we are learning about the world, about ourselves, and about our relationship to the world.
If this peaks your interest click on the link to read more!
Scientists use AI to uncover the deep connection between self-relevance and art appreciation.
I currently have four paintings in various stages of Phase Three: Integration
My questions . . .
What is my emotional connection to each piece?
How do I make compositional decisions to convey the meaning I want in each painting?
It’s a windy twisty path . . .
