National And Skin Colour Identity In Art Evaluation
National And Skin Colour Identity In Art Evaluation

Author(s): Giovanni Perillo, Stefano Mastandrea
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Aesthetics, Nationalism Studies, Sociology of Art, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: art appreciation; ingroup bias; social identity; stereotype; national identity; skin colours;
Summary/Abstract: Social identity contributes to build the self-image, generated by the awareness of belonging to a social group, reinforced by the value and the emotional meaning that the individual attributes to his/her belongingness.We present the results of two studies to understand how belonging to a social group can influence the aesthetic evaluations of artworks.These studies suggest how artworks and associated places, such as museums and art galleries, can generate social identity dynamics that influence the way people evaluate and feel about specific works of art and art contexts.

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