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Extending the psycho-historical framework to understand artistic production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2013

Aaron Kozbelt  and
Justin Ostrofsky
Aaron Kozbelt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City, University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889. AaronK@brooklyn.cuny.edu JOstrofsky@brooklyn.cuny.edu http://www.brooklyn.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=437
Justin Ostrofsky
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City, University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889. AaronK@brooklyn.cuny.edu JOstrofsky@brooklyn.cuny.edu http://www.brooklyn.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=437
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Abstract

We discuss how the psycho-historical framework can be profitably applied to artistic production, facilitating a synthesis of perception-based and knowledge-based perspectives on realistic observational drawing. We note that artists' technical knowledge itself constitutes a major component of an artwork's historical context, and that links between artistic practice and psychological theory may yet yield conclusions in line with universalist perspectives.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 148 - 149
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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