Question

Lidia visits an art exhibit of abstract paintings. One painting is composed of seemingly random lines and shapes. However, because Lidia knows the painting is supposed to be a portrait, she perceives the various lines and shapes as forming a face Which type of perceptual processing is Lidia most likely using?

A) Top-down
B) Parallel
C) Bottom-up
D) Sensory

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

Painting is one of the plastic arts that from the Stone Age until the present moment has not stopped evolving in relation to its techniques, themes and creative currents. Abstract painting is a pictorial current that began in the 20th century in the context of the artistic avant-garde.

The main characteristic of this movement is the representation reflected on the screen, not defined with objective and conventional criteria, therefore, the interpretation of what is seen is not evident. Thus, what is represented is not the world of appearances, but the abstract ideas that come from the artist's inner world.

The abstract artist expresses his ideas and feelings through colors and shapes that do not correspond to the real world. In this way, there is no figurative representation, but a visual language of colors and shapes that has its own meaning.