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Area of Science:

  • Neuroaesthetics
  • Art Theory
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Predictive processing (PP) theory suggests prediction error minimization drives aesthetic affect.
  • Artworks can offer learning opportunities, potentially leading to positive aesthetic experiences via error reduction.
  • Existing PP applications may not fully encompass the complexity of art perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore predictive processing (PP) through an artist-researcher's perspective on art and perception.
  • To examine how artworks exemplify and challenge core principles of PP theory.
  • To investigate the role of prediction error proliferation in art-induced aesthetic experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of artworks created by the author and statements from other artists.
  • Theoretical examination of predictive processing (PP) mechanisms in relation to aesthetic affect.
  • Exploration of how perceptual systems respond to prediction errors in art experiences.

Main Results:

  • Certain artworks enhance aesthetic affect by causing prediction errors to proliferate.
  • The inability to minimize prediction errors when viewing art can lead to fascination and exhilaration.
  • Art can maximize prediction errors through paradox, contradiction, and illogicality, intensifying the sense of being.

Conclusions:

  • Predictive processing (PP) offers a framework, but current models need expansion for art experience.
  • Maximized prediction errors in art can lead to profound aesthetic engagement and heightened aliveness.
  • Art's capacity to challenge perceptual systems enriches our subjective experience of the world.