Taste in Art—Exposure to Histological Stains Shapes Abstract Art Preferences

Exposure to art increases the appreciation of artworks. Here, we showed that this effect is domain independent. After viewing images of histological stains in a lecture, ratings increased for restricted subsets of abstract art images. In contrast, a lecture on art history generally enhanced ratings...

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Main Authors: Antonia M. Böthig, Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669517736073