Art and Science: Volume Four

Author: Li Yanzu
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This volume explores the intersection of art with psychology, physiology, and art anthropology as its research theme. In the "Ideas" section, the article by American scholar Konstantinos on aesthetics from the perspectives of psychology and physiology offers unique and insightful perspectives. The papers "Psychological Assessment and Psychotherapy Using Painting Art as a Medium," "Art, Sensation, Science, and the Color Wheel of Physiology," "Is Medicine an Art?--The Evolution of Medical Nature and the Rise of Medical Art," and "Artists as 'Psychologists'" analyze artistic phenomena or artists from different psychological and physiological angles. Art anthropology research has just begun in China. The volume publishes a special article by Dr. Fang Lili, providing an in-depth discussion of research methods in art anthropology. The two papers, "Design as 'Reparation': Design Thinking Encounters Anthropology" by Panagiotis Roledis and "User Research: Anthropological Concepts and Methods in Design Studies" by Dr. Hu Fei, hold positive significance for anthropological research in design studies. In the "History" section, young scholars Huang Zhicheng and Huang Shuiyin offer insightful analyses of the art of Dalí and Kandinsky, respectively, with novel and unique perspectives. The "Fieldwork" section publishes two articles on Dai silverware craftsmanship and Miao residential architecture, which hold certain reference value. In the "Translation" section, the paper "Art History and Psychology" by Rudolf Arnheim is also a first introduction to Chinese readers and is worth reading.