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What psychology has to say about art, with Ellen Winner, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Do Child Prodigies Have a Rage to Master?

Gifted children often have social issues because they're so different from other kids. Some people actually do claim that they cry in front of paintings. People a perience greater emotions when they listen to music than when they walk through an art museum. The real test would be to put somebody in front of an emotional painting, like mark rothgoe's paintings,. Put them in front of it alone, maybe in a darkened room where all they can see is the lit up painting., and have them talk about their emotions over 20 minutes.

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