Cognitive iconology : when and how psychology explains images / Ian Verstegen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verstegen, Ian, author.

Series:

Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 37.

Consciousness Literature & the Arts, 1573-2193 ; 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts--Psychological aspects.

Arts.

Psychology and art--Congresses.

Psychology and art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; New York, New York : Editions Rodopi, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cognitive Iconology is a new theory of the relation of psychology to art. Instead of being an application of psychological principles, it is a methodologically aware account of psychology, art and the nature of explanation. Rather than fight over biology or culture, it shows how they must fit together. The term “cognitive iconology” is meant to mirror other disciplines like cognitive poetics and musicology but the fear that images must be somehow transparent to understanding is calmed by the stratified approach to explanation that is outlined. In the book, cognitive iconology is a theory of cognitive tendencies that contribute to but are not determinative of an artistic meaning. At the center of the book are three case studies: images depicted within images, basic corrections to architectural renderings in images, and murals and paintings seen from the side. In all cases, there is a primitive perceptual pull that contribute to but do not override larger cultural meaning. The book then moves beyond the confines of the image to behavior around the image, and then ends with the concluding question of why some images are harder to understand than others. Cognitive Iconology promises to be important because it moves beyond the turf battles typically fought in image studies. It argues for a sustainable practice of interpretation that can live with other disciplines.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Preface

Toward a Cognitive Iconology

Cognitive Iconology: Understanding versus Explanation

Fiction and Transcription: Two Ecologies of Perception

A Classification of Perspective “Corrections” in Images

Presence over Perspective: Portraits-in-Pictures

Oblique Images from the Side and Below

Acting Irrational around Art

Cognitive Proclivities for the Study of Art

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 24, 2014).

ISBN:

94-012-1070-5

OCLC:

881568340

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401210706 DOI