I wish psychologists would stay away from treating artworks like people. I read two paragraphs of the essay and gave up, already noting at least six unjustified presumptions by the author. One can leap to a commonsense conclusion. Yes, orientation does affect how works of are are received because the orientation -- the environment in which it is put -- establishes a context that 'bleeds' into art reception. In art reception, the authority of the institution has much to do with how any particular artwork is experienced. Hang anything in the art museum and it will demand a serious reception. Put it in the town dump and it's junk...until someone perceives it (discovers it) as if in another orientation. wc
----- Original Message ---- From: joseph berg <[email protected]> To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, July 26, 2012 1:09:54 AM Subject: "Is the impact or aesthetic appeal of a work diminished when it is hung at an incorrect orientation?" http://i-perception.perceptionweb.com/fulltext/i03/i0447aap.pdf
