DAY 33

  psychology of art 

The psychology of art utilizes experimental methods for qualitatively examining psychological responses to art, as well as empirical studies of their neurobiological correlates through neuroimaging.

**Historical Context (1880-1950)**

One of the earliest figures to integrate psychology with art history was Heinrich Wölfflin (1864–1945), a Swiss art critic and historian. His dissertation, "Prolegomena zu einer Psychologie der Architektur" (1886), aimed to demonstrate that architecture could be understood from a purely psychological perspective rather than a historical or progressivist approach.

Another significant contributor to the development of art psychology was Wilhelm Worringer, who provided some of the earliest theoretical justifications for expressionist art. Lev Vygotsky's work "The Psychology of Art" (1925) is also considered a classical contribution to the field, along with important theorist Richard Müller-Freienfels.

In the twentieth century, several artists began to be influenced by psychological theories, including Naum Gabo, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, as well as Josef Albers and György Kepes to some extent. The French adventurer and film theorist André Malraux was also interested in this topic and wrote the book "La Psychologie de l'Art" (1947-1949), which was later revised and republished as "The Voices of Silence."The psychology of art is the scientific study of the cognitive and emotional processes triggered by the sensory perception of aesthetic artifacts, such as viewing a painting or touching a sculpture. This emerging multidisciplinary field is closely related to the psychology of aesthetics, which includes neuroaesthetics.

The psychology of art utilizes experimental methods for qualitatively examining psychological responses to art, as well as empirical studies of their neurobiological correlates through neuroimaging.

**Historical Context (1880-1950)**

One of the earliest figures to integrate psychology with art history was Heinrich Wölfflin (1864–1945), a Swiss art critic and historian. His dissertation, "Prolegomena zu einer Psychologie der Architektur" (1886), aimed to demonstrate that architecture could be understood from a purely psychological perspective rather than a historical or progressivist approach.

Another significant contributor to the development of art psychology was Wilhelm Worringer, who provided some of the earliest theoretical justifications for expressionist art. Lev Vygotsky's work "The Psychology of Art" (1925) is also considered a classical contribution to the field, along with important theorist Richard Müller-Freienfels.

In the twentieth century, several artists began to be influenced by psychological theories, including Naum Gabo, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, as well as Josef Albers and György Kepes to some extent. The French adventurer and film theorist André Malraux was also interested in this topic and wrote the book "La Psychologie de l'Art" (1947-1949), which was later revised and republished as "The Voices of Silence."