The Perception of Art: Psychological Mechanisms, Factors, and Processes

Abstract

A distinctive feature of art as an object of psychological analysis is its multilayered nature, possibility of the subject's interacting with it at various levels depending on his psychological characteristics and competence and on the dynamic qualities of the situation. This multilayered nature is reflected in the results of many experimental studies of how art is perceived, but has not been adequately conceptualized in theoretical models on which new research is based.