What is and what is not art psychology?

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Ayse Okvuran

Abstract

Similar to other scientific disciplines, art psychology, beginning at the end of the 19th century until the present day, can also be considered a science. The ancient concepts of mimesis and catharsis, for example, are extremely important and have been used in art psychology extensively. The emotions, thoughts, dreams and emotional fulfillment created by the artist are shared by the recipient of the artwork. Based on psychoanalytic theory, Sigmund Freud was able to explain Leonardo and Dostoevsky through their works and personalities. In this study, the content of art psychology, psychology theories on which art psychology is based and psychological processes related to artist-art work-recipient were investigated. In this research, a descriptive research model was used and the related resources and approaches were aimed to be determined. In the study, based on the existing sources an attempt was made to answer the question of what the field of art psychology is and is not.
Keywords: Art psychology, psychology theories.

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Okvuran, A. (2018). What is and what is not art psychology?. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(6), 114–117. https://doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v5i6.3847
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