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Goldberg, Beth – Art Education, 2005
Images with narrative intent are ideally suited for beginning art viewers. As cognitive psychologist Abigail Housen has discovered in her research on aesthetic development, viewers at this stage-children and adults alike-look for stories in art, even when the artist did not intend them. In this first "Aesthetic Stage" viewers are considered…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Visual Perception, Studio Art, Art Activities