Journal article icon

Journal article

Art exists because the viewer exists: how François Morellet’s Triple X Neonly influences postural control and subjective aesthetic appreciation

Abstract:
The authors study the effects of viewing François Morellet’s Triple X Neonly (2012) on postural control and subjective appreciation. Participants were asked to view monocularly and binocularly. Their average forward-backward (anteroposterior) body sway root mean square (rms) velocity was significantly greater viewing it monocularly. Participants showed diverse reactions to the artwork, yet comments mainly concerned apparent movement and depth. The authors conclude that binocular viewing facilitates viewer appreciation of the proximity of the central X, thus requiring less energy to keep the body stable. This study confirms the artist’s success in involving viewers actively in their aesthetic experience through their eye and body movements.
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

Actions


Access Document


Files:
Publisher copy:
10.1162/leon_a_02106

Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Oxford college:
Brasenose College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1192-3834


Publisher:
MIT Press
Journal:
Leonardo More from this journal
Volume:
55
Issue:
1
Pages:
48-50
Publication date:
2022-02-23
Acceptance date:
2021-12-27
DOI:
EISSN:
1530-9282
ISSN:
0024-094X


Language:
English
Keywords:
Pubs id:
1246285
Local pid:
pubs:1246285
Deposit date:
2022-03-31

Terms of use



Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP