scholarly journals Seeing without Objects: Visual Indeterminacy and Art

Leonardo ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Pepperell
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Scientific Context ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perceptual Phenomenon

This article discusses the perceptual phenomenon of visual indeterminacy in an art-historical and scientific context and considers the phenomenon's role in certain heightened states of awareness. Further philosophical implications of the phenomenon are discussed, specifically the suggestion that visual indeterminacy may point to an inherent contradiction in the relationship between mind and world. This discussion is then related to a body of artwork produced by the author over some 20 years. The article concludes that visual indeterminacy is a fruitful subject for further interdisciplinary research, as it draws on ideas from the arts, sciences and humanities.

Attentional Engines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William P. Seeley
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Perceptual Experience ◽  
Abstract Objects ◽  
Cognitive Systems ◽  
Musical Expression ◽  
Broad Base ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Perceptual Psychology ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
Philosophical Understanding

What is it about art that can be so captivating? How is it that we find value in these often odd and abstract objects and events that we call artworks? My proposal is that artworks are attentional engines. They are artifacts that have been intentionally designed to direct attention to critical stylistic features that reveal their point, purpose, or meaning. My suggestion is that there is a lot that we can learn about art from interdisciplinary research focused on our perceptual engagement with artworks. These kinds of studies can reveal how we recognize artworks, how we differentiate them from other, more quotidian artifacts. In doing so they reveal how artworks function as a unique source of value. Our interactions with artworks draw on a broad base of shared artistic and cultural constitutive of different categories of art. Cognitive systems integrate this information into our experience of art, guiding attention, and shaping what we perceive. Our understanding and appreciation of artworks is therefore carried in our perceptual experience of them. Teasing out how this works can contribute valuable information to our philosophical understanding of art. Attentional Engines explores this interdisciplinary strategy for understanding art. It articulates a cognitivist theory of art grounded in perceptual psychology and the neuroscience attention and demonstrates its application to a range of puzzles in the philosophy of the arts, including questions about the nature of depiction, the role played by metakinesis in dance appreciation, the nature of musical expression, and the power of movies.

scholarly journals Michael O’Brien’s Theological Aesthetics

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Rebekah Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theological Aesthetics ◽  
Art Practice ◽  
Devotional Art ◽  
The Arts ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Extensive Collection ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Contemporary Artists

This essay introduces and examines aspects of the theological aesthetics of contemporary Canadian artist, Michael D. O’Brien (1948–). It also considers how his philosophy of the arts informs understandings of the Catholic imagination. In so doing, it focuses on his view that prayer is the primary source of imaginative expression, allowing the artist to operate from a position of humble receptivity to the transcendent. O’Brien studies is a nascent field, owing much of its development in recent years to the pioneering work of Clemens Cavallin. Apart from Cavallin, few scholars have focused on O’Brien’s extensive collection of paintings (principally because the first catalogue of his art was only published in 2019). Instead, they have worked on his prodigious output of novels and essays. In prioritising O’Brien’s paintings, this study will assess the relationship between his theological reflections on the Catholic imagination and art practice. By focusing on the interface between theory and practice in O’Brien’s art, this article shows that conversations about the philosophy of the Catholic imagination benefit from attending to the inner standing points of contemporary artists who see in the arts a place where faith and praxis meet. In certain instances, I will include images of O’Brien’s devotional art to further illustrate his contemplative, Christ-centred approach to aesthetics. Overall, this study offers new directions in O’Brien studies and scholarship on the philosophy of the Catholic imagination.

Understanding Culture

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babette Hellemans
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Duration Analysis ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Historical Investigation ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

This pioneering textbook explores the theoretical background of cultural variety, both in past and present. How is it possible to study 'culture' when the topic covers the arts, literature, movies, history, sociology, anthropology and gender studies? Understanding Culture examines the evolution of a concept with varying meanings depending on changing norms. Offering a long-duration analysis of the relationship between culture and nature, this book looks at the origins of studying culture from an international perspective. Using examples from the several scholarly traditions in the practice of studying culture, Understanding Culture is a key introduction to the area. It identifies the history of interpreting culture as a meeting point between the long-standing historical investigation of 'humanism' and 'postmodernism' and is a comprehensive resource for those who wish to further their engagement with culture as both a historical and contemporary phenomenon.

Expanding Our “Frames” of Mind for Education and the Arts

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Groff
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Multiple Intelligences Theory ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In this article, Jennifer Groff explores the role of the arts in education through the lens of current research in cognitive neuroscience and the impact of technology in today's digital world. She explains that although arts education has largely used multiple intelligences theory to substantiate its presence in classrooms and schools, this relationship has ultimately hindered the field of arts education's understanding of the relationship between the arts, human development, and learning. Emerging research on the brain's cognitive processing systems has led Groff to put forth a new theory of mind, whole-mindedness. Here she presents the evidence and construct for this frame of mind, how it sits in relation to multiple intelligences theory, and how it might redefine the justification for arts education in schools, particularly in our digitally and visually rich world.

Physical Activity Promotion for Persons Experiencing Disability: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Research and Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stamatis Agiovlasitis ◽  
Joonkoo Yun ◽  
Jooyeon Jin ◽  
Jeffrey A. McCubbin ◽  
Robert W. Motl
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Sociopolitical Environment ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the need for interdisciplinary knowledge in the formation of public health models for health-promoting physical activity (PA) for people experiencing disability. PA promotion for people experiencing disability is a multifaceted endeavor and requires navigating a multitude of complicated and interactive factors. Both disability and health are multifaceted constructs and the relationship between PA and health is embedded within a complicated web of interactive influences. PA promotion must consider interacting biological and psychosocial factors within the person and in the sociopolitical environment. Models for research and practice need to evolve from value and belief systems that center on people experiencing disability without stigmatizing them. We argue that interdisciplinary research and practice is needed in navigating the intricacies of PA promotion toward improving the health of people experiencing disability and facilitating inclusion, empowerment, and dignity.

Gentrification, displacement and the arts: Untangling the relationship between arts industries and place change

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 807-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Grodach ◽  
Nicole Foster ◽  
James Murdoch
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Standard Account ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Neighbourhood Level ◽  
The Relationship

The arts have long played a role in debates around gentrification and displacement, yet their roles and impacts as change agents are not clear-cut. According to the standard account, artists facilitate gentrification and ultimately engender the displacement of lower income households, but more recent research complicates the accepted narrative. This article seeks to untangle the relationship between the arts, gentrification and displacement through a statistical study of neighbourhood-level arts industry activity within large US regions. The findings indicate that the standard arts-led gentrification narrative is too generalised or simply no longer applicable to contemporary arts-gentrification processes. Rather, the arts have multiple, even conflicting relationships with gentrification and displacement that depend on context and type of art. These results have important implications for how we study the role of the arts in neighbourhood change and for how governments approach the arts and creative industries in urban policy.

scholarly journals Aboagora 2013: The Human Machine

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Ruth Illman
Keyword(s):  
Joint Venture ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The editorial introduces the articles of the issue, all pertaining to the arts and sciences event, Aboagora, which gathered artists, academics and a wide range of interested listeners together to discuss the relationship between technology and the human being in Turku/Åbo in August, 2013. Aboagora is arranged as a joint venture between Turku Music Festival and scholars from the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and the Donner Institute.

scholarly journals PENGARUH APLIKASI SISTEM INFORMASI SIGILIB TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KINERJA PUSTAKAWAN DI PERPUSTAKAAN ISI SURAKARTA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustofa Mustofa
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
System Application ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
System Variable ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level 2

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the influence of the application of the information system "SIGILIB" on the improvement of librarian performance at the UPT Library of ISI Surakarta. This research is descriptive quantitative in nature with research subjects are all librarians of the ISI Surakarta library, totaling 12 people. The object of this research is the SIGILIB Information System Application. Based on the results of data analysis from research that: 1) the main average of the SIGILIB Information System Application variable is 3,818. This value is on a scale range of 3.40 - 4.20 which indicates that it is at a high level. 2) The Grand Mean of the Performance variable carried out by the librarian is 4.175. This value is in the scale range from 3.40 to 4.20 which indicates that the performance of librarians at the ISI Surakarta library is at a high level. Relationship between SIGILIB Information System and Librarian Performance has a very strong relationship, the nature of the relationship between SIGILIB Information System and Librarian Performance. Because the value found the influence of the SIGILIB Information System on Librarian Performance is 0.898, the value is between 0.80 - 1,000. The data processing results show that the SIGILIB Information System variable t-count is greater than the t-table (6,456> 2,228) with a probability (0,000) less than the significant level of 0.05, thus Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, meaning that there is a significant effect. between the SIGILIB Information System veriabel on the performance of librarians at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Surakarta.

scholarly journals Editorial. AI, Arts & Design: Questioning Learning Machines

Artnodes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth West ◽  
Andrés Burbano
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Machine Intelligence ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Control Structures ◽  
Learning Machines ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Production Of Culture ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Algorithmic Bias

Explorations of the relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI), the arts, and design have existed throughout the historical development of AI. We are currently witnessing exponential growth in the application of Machine Learning (ML) and AI in all domains of art (visual, sonic, performing, spatial, transmedia, audiovisual, and narrative) in parallel with activity in the field that is so rapid that publication can not keep pace. In dialogue with our contemplation about this development in the arts, authors in this issue answer with questions of their own. Through questioning authorship and ethics, autonomy and automation, exploring the contribution of art to AI, algorithmic bias, control structures, machine intelligence in public art, formalization of aesthetics, the production of culture, socio-technical dimensions, relationships to games and aesthetics, and democratization of machine-based creative tools the contributors provide a multifaceted view into crucial dimensions of the present and future of creative AI. In this Artnodes special issue, we pose the question: Does generative and machine creativity in the arts and design represent an evolution of “artistic intelligence,” or is it a metamorphosis of creative practice yielding fundamentally distinct forms and modes of authorship?

scholarly journals Study on the Design of Luxury Exhibition Space Based on Narrative Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 05060
Author(s):  
Liu Ke ◽  
Liu Xiaodong
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Narrative Theory ◽  
Emotional Communication ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Exhibition Space ◽  
Spatial Narrative ◽  
The Relationship

This thesis will take the narrative theory as the foundation, analyzing the narrative method of luxury display space. The author adopts the literature research method, systematic analysis method, and interdisciplinary research method to study the luxury display space. By discussing the relationship between the narrative theory and luxury exhibition space, and combining with the cases of luxury brand exhibition space, this paper explores how to apply the narrative theory to the design of luxury exhibition space. Re-examining the spatial narrative from an interdisciplinary perspective is not only conducive to the emotional communication between brands and consumers, but also conducive to the value construction and promotion of luxury brands.

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