The Popular Arts
The relevance of mass-produced original paintings to the popular arts and popular culture is discussed. Examples of the popular visual arts in and around the home are enumerated. Their major characteristics are noted: ubiquity; do not require much if any
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Martin S. Lindauer
Mass-Produced Original Paintings, the Psychology of Art, and an Everyday Aesthetics “Why do so many “unsophisticated” people love the kind of art that critics and connoisseurs demean – like cheap paintings sold in retail stores? If this kind of “Hallmark” art is so popular, why have psychologists of art ignored it? A provocative read that makes us question the sharp divide between “great” and ordinary art.” —Ellen Winner, Professor of Psychology, Director, Arts and Mind Lab, and Senior Research Associate, Harvard Project Zero, Boston College, USA. [email protected]. 617 413 7273. Author of How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration. “Martin Lindauer adds to our understanding of art, art criticism, aesthetics, and creativity with a unique perspective, namely by examining a kind of everyday art that you might see in a mall or hotel. This focus on mass produced art eliminates name recognition as an influence on a viewer’s judgment. Lindauer addresses fascinating questions, including several concerning the impact of expectations based on the fame of the artist and others concerning the evolution of art. His is a fresh approach and his thinking, as is true of his other volumes, is provocative and convincing.” —Mark A. Runco, PhD. Director of Creativity Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University, USA. [email protected]. www.markrunco.com. Author of Creativity: Theories and themes: Research, development, and practice. “Psychologist Martin Lindauer takes factory-produced, mall paintings seriously, a first for a book length study. Drawing upon evolutionary aesthetics, everyday aesthetics, cultural studies, and popular culture studies, and concepts like psychic closeness, he has gone into malls to conduct empirical research into ordinary people’s pictorial preferences. By demonstrating the differences but also the marked similarities of viewer response to mass versus museum paintings, the book is a theoretically informed and data-based challenge to modernist aesthetics and elitist views of museum art.” —Paul Duncum, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, USA, and Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania, Australia. [email protected]. 26 Leslie Street, South Launceston TAS, 7249. AUSTRALIA. Author of Picture Pedagogy: Visual Culture to Enhance the Curriculum
“Lindauer’s book is unique for its interdisciplinary focus on mass-produced original paintings and for advancing a number of controversial issues, including the importance of originality, creativity, and signature recognition for the casual observer. The book, supported by original research, expands the boundaries of aesthetics by including the everyday kind. Lindauer is well qualified, having published four books on the arts, literature, aesthetics, and creativity. His work will be of interest to specialists as well as general readers attracted to the popular arts.” —Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD. USA. [email protected]. 610-256-6144. Host of The Psychology Podcast and author of Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization “The bo
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