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Personality and preference for painting style.

J B Juhasz, L Paxson

    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |April 1, 1978
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    University students preferring cubism over surrealism showed higher internal locus of control. Conversely, those favoring surrealism demonstrated a greater external locus of control, suggesting a link between art preference and perceived personal control.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology of Aesthetics
    • Art Perception Psychology

    Background:

    • Locus of control (LOC) is a psychological concept concerning the degree to which individuals believe they have control over life events.
    • Cubism and Surrealism are distinct 20th-century art movements with unique visual characteristics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between aesthetic preferences for Cubist versus Surrealist art and locus of control.
    • To determine if a preference for Cubism correlates with internal LOC and Surrealism with external LOC.

    Main Methods:

    • 40 university students were presented with 15 pairs of paintings, one Cubist and one Surrealist.
    • Participants selected their preferred artwork from each pair based on aesthetic appeal.
    • Collected aesthetic preference data were correlated with scores from Rotter's Internal vs. External Locus of Control Scale.

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    Main Results:

    • A positive correlation was found between a preference for Cubist art and an internal locus of control.
    • A positive correlation was observed between a preference for Surrealist art and an external locus of control.
    • The findings support the hypothesis linking art style preference with locus of control orientation.

    Conclusions:

    • Aesthetic preferences in visual art may be associated with an individual's locus of control.
    • Preference for the structured, fragmented style of Cubism may align with an internal locus of control.
    • Preference for the often irrational, dreamlike style of Surrealism may align with an external locus of control.