22902235 - PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ARTS 6 CREDITS LM 85

The aim is to provide the skills to understand the content of images and works of art, through the perception analysis of the structural and compositional characteristics of the object.
Another aim is to be able to use this knowledge and to apply it, through a critical analysis, to the observation of new contexts and situations.
Lastly, the capacity to communicate the knowledge learned to other people.
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Programme

The psychological approach to the arts: the artist, the artwork and the viewer. Methods of study: the psychoanalysis of the art, Gestalt psychology, experimental aesthetics and neuroesthetics. Art, perception and visual communication: symmetry, balance, rhythm, dynamics, expression. The relationship between visual and auditory perception, images and music. The museum fruition.

Core Documentation

1. Mastandrea, S. (2015). "Psicologia dell’arte". Carocci, Roma.
2. Mastandrea, S. (2017). "Psicologia della percezione". Carocci, Roma.

Un testo a scelta tra i due seguenti:
- Kandel, E. (2017). "Arte e neuroscienze. Le due culture a confronto". Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano (NON è da studiare il capitolo 4).
oppure
- Golomb, C. (2004). "L'arte dei bambini: contesti culturali e teorie psicologiche". Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano (NON è da studiare il capitolo 3).

Type of delivery of the course

The course is articulated in 36 hours of lectures

Attendance

The course is articulated in 36 hours of lectures

Type of evaluation

The exam is oral if the number of students is limited; if the number of students is high, the exam will be written, with multiple choice or open questions. The exam registration is mandatory