Drawing Conclusions: An Exploration of the Cognitive and Neuroscientific Foundations of Representational Drawing

摘要: The present thesis describes an exploration of cognitive, perceptual and neuroscientific foundations representational drawing. To motivate experimental hypotheses, initial qualitative study artists’ attitudes approaches to drawing was conducted. Themes from the data, predominantly concerning relationship between perception drawing, were developed into a large scale survey over 600 art students at undergraduate postgraduate level. assessed role personality demographic factors as well styles abilities, isolating study, practice technique use on externally-rated ability. studies provided foundation for further empirical work, first which image manipulation shape analysis measuring accuracy drawings, with intention providing more reliable valid dependent measures in This investigation revealed differences way individuals judge drawings according stimuli they represent presents novel method comparing aesthetic judgments three chapters this describe investigations visual memory association arts non-arts subjects emphasis angular/proportional perception, local-global processing long short-term memory. These that individual long-term when rendering explain proportion final chapter reports voxel-based morphometry structural neural correlates artistic results emphasize procedural fine motor control development expertise. enquiry culminates presentation toolbox includes visual, educational modules. Its potential design education teaching protocol is then discussed. research findings could have significant impact schools employ training provide early diagnostic tools identifying talent arts.