Why our Emotion towards art is Important

            We each have our artistic aesthetics and it drives our passion. This aesthetic determines what colors and what art we are attracted to. Yet aside from aesthetic I feel that many times it is emotion that governs what art we consider truly artistic and what art we think is garbage. Our taste in art and definitely music tends to be based on our personality traits. Cognitive psychologists have found that if we do not have any attraction for an art piece we may recognize it as art but we may not see as reflecting “our taste” in art.  

            For example, extroverted people would be most likely to gravitate towards art with lots of bright colors. While, introverted people might be more into pastels and darker shades. People who grew up near beaches tend to have art with beaches and coasts on them. While people from historic cities like Boston would most likely have art of old cars and vintage things in their homes. An adventurous person might have art of different places in different countries, while someone else might have a poster of Marilyn Monroe to signify beauty. Meanwhile, many artists and musicians tend to have a music note or instrument tattoo. Whether it is abstract art, pop art, tattoos, or paintings we need to feel something to make the art interesting or significant to whom we are. I personally tend to sway from genre to genre with art but the art above I think are some of the things that caught my eyes. What pieces of Art do you relate most to?

http://www.iep.utm.edu/art-emot/