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Surprise! – How the brain learns to deal with the unexpected
By Angelika Jacobs For children, the world is full of surprises. Hardly anything surprises adults anymore. It sounds obvious, but there are complex processes behind it: Researchers at the
Read moreAI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking
By Erik Guzik, University of Montana. Of all the forms of human intellect that one might expect artificial intelligence to emulate, few people would likely place creativity at the top
Read moreThe usefulness of analogies in the incubation phase of a creative process
Incubation in creativity research refers to the phase of the creative process when the creator’s mind is on pause and unconsciously working on problem solving. In this phase, new ideas
Read moreAI Tests Into Top 1% for Original Creative Thinking
By Cary Shimek, UM News Service. New research from the University of Montana and its partners suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard
Read moreCreative people enjoy idle time more than others
Creative people are more likely to make the most of their downtime during a typical day by exploring their mind, a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests. The study,
Read moreArt and Design Merge With Science and Technology
SIGGRAPH 2023, the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, celebrates its 50th year of breakthroughs and innovation. The advancements of art and science are on display
Read moreOur visual perception is more rational than we think
By Christoph Elhardt. Key points Rather than provide a complete view of the world, our retina already tries to process information in the most useful way possible. This means that
Read moreLausanne museum unveils the secrets of the first color photographs
By Corinne Feuz. An exhibition on Gabriel Lippmann, the inventor of one of the first methods for color photography, opens today at the Photo Elysée museum in Lausanne and will
Read moreChromo-encryption method encodes secrets with color
By Celia Luterbacher In a new approach to security that unites technology and art, EPFL researchers have combined silver nanostructures with polarized light to yield a range of brilliant colors,
Read moreThe four phases of the artistic design process – The algorithm of creativity
The design process presented as a flowchart From the idea to the creation, from rough to fine to the last detail, the process and the phases of creative artistic work
Read moreMystery portrait is “undoubtedly” Raphael masterpiece, according to AI analysis
Facial recognition technology used to identify the artist of a Renaissance painting has concluded the faces are IDENTICAL to two of those in Raphael’s Sistine Madonna altarpiece. The de Brécy
Read moreChanging feelings can boost creativity for conventional thinkers
By Sara Zaske, WSU. Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative, a recent study suggests, if they can look at emotional
Read moreTo bid or not to bid – on the value and price of art
At a recent auction of the Paul Allen Collection, Georges Seurat’s work “Les Poseuses, Ensemble” fetched 149.2 million US dollars. The fact that the painting bears the addition “Petite version”(small
Read moreThe major chord that cures nightmares
By Sophie Schwartz. A team from the UNIGE and the HUG has developed a promising method for treating people whose negative dreams are pathological. Oppressive, frightening, nerve-wracking: nightmares are particularly
Read moreStart-up MATIS setting new standards in art identification
Putting an end to misinterpretations, incorrect attributions and million-dollar forgery scandals in the art market: the Neuchâtel-based project MATIS, a start-up born of Swiss research and development centre CSEM, is
Read moreThe secret of the swing – investigated in the laboratory
Jazz has to swing – jazz musicians agree on that. However, even after 100 years, there is still disagreement as to what exactly constitutes the swing feeling. With a targeted
Read moreThe Little Street: The Neighborhood in 17th Century Dutch Art and Culture
An interdisciplinary study of the central role that the neighborhood played in seventeenth-century Dutch painting and culture The neighborhood was a principal organizing structure of Dutch cities in the seventeenth
Read moreBringing cultural archives to life – the Montreux Jazz Digital Project
By Celia Luterbacher. Whether it’s jazz recordings, concert footage, photographs or interviews, EPFL researchers are applying machine learning and digital museology techniques to archives of cultural data to achieve new
Read moreHow value shapes the fluctuations of conscious perception
Although visual perception might seem as easy as just opening our eyes and reporting what is out there, the underlying computations are surprisingly complex. One of the more revealing ways
Read moreContemplation can help problem-solving and boost creativity
Losing oneself in one’s thoughts or letting the mind wander is an underrated activity that is more rewarding the more it is practised, an academic study has claimed. Psychologists who
Read more7 Ways Psychedelics Impact Creative Thinking
By Alexandra Plesner. On track to become a treatment for mental illnesses, growing research shows how psychedelics might also enhance creativity and concentration. Culture Drugs Psychedelics and creative genius have
Read moreInteractions with online digital art improve well-being
By MacKenzie Troop. Viewing art while visiting galleries and museums can have a powerful impact on an individual’s mood, stress and well-being. But does that also apply to viewing art
Read moreArtmarket.com: Art enters the Metaverse
Nothing will ever replace the unique experience of admiring an artwork in a museum, but that does not diminish the value of seeing art in books or on the internet.
Read moreDas Luzerner HSLU Projekt “Virtual Reality im Theater”
Am Kleintheater Luzern lernen Theaterleute von Digitalkünstlern und IT-Experten der Hochschule Luzern, wie sie Virtual Reality in ihre Arbeit integrieren können. Im April 2022 lassen sie ihr Publikum das erste
Read morePsychological Science: Unordnung fördert die Kreativität
Ordnung und Unordnung sind sowohl in der Natur als auch in der Kultur weit verbreitet, was darauf hindeutet, dass jede Umgebung Vorteile für unterschiedliche Ergebnisse bietet. Drei Experimente testeten die
Read moreForschungsprojekt: Von Stop-Motion zu Virtual Reality
Das Projekt VRinMotion erforscht mit Expert*innen aus fünf Ländern neue Möglichkeiten und Anwendungen für Animationskünstler*innen, die reale Stop-Motion mit dem virtuellen Raum verbinden. In dem soeben gestarteten Projekt VRinMotion der Forschungsgruppe
Read moreResearch: Decoding our internal speech
What if it were possible to decode the internal language of individuals deprived of the ability to express themselves? This is the objective of a team of neuroscientists from the
Read moreMaschinelles Lernen hilft, die Entwicklung der klassischen Musik nachzuvollziehen
Von Celia Luterbacher. Viele Leute können vielleicht nicht definieren, was ein Moll-Modus in der Musik ist, aber die meisten würden mit ziemlicher Sicherheit ein Stück erkennen, das in einer Moll-Tonart
Read morePantone introduces Color of the Year 2022 – Very Peri
Introducing the Pantone Color of the Year 2022: PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone blends the faithfulness and constancy of blue
Read moreArt Recognition – Evaluation of art authenticity made easy with the help of AI
Das preisgekrönte KI-System von Art Recognition bewertet die Authentizität eines Kunstwerks. Innert einiger Tage nach dem Hochladen eines Fotos eines Kunstwerks erhält der Interessent einen detaillierten und zuverlässigen AI-Bericht und
Read moreINTIME? Exposition à la Salle d’exposition de l’UNIGE
Utilisé pour désigner des éléments physiques, psychiques, matériels ou imaginaires de la vie sexuelle, le mot intime n’a cessé d’évoluer notamment depuis l’avènement de l’école de la sexologie médicale genevoise
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Next What’s Next? – Was ist die nächste Kunst? Welche Themen werden künftig wichtig? Welche Formen, Methoden, Verfahrensweisen und Praktiken setzen sich durch? Wie bildet sich Zukunft in den Künsten,
Read morele culte des images religieuses en Occident
A l’heure où la relation entre images et religion reste sensible pour certaines confessions, Nicolas Balzamo, historien à l’Université de Neuchâtel (UniNE), s’est penché sur le statut des images sacrées
Read moreNachhaltigkeit und Kunst – mit Joseph Beuys begann es
„Kunst ist die einzige Form, in der Umweltprobleme gelöst werden können.“ Joseph Beuys Das legendäre Kunstwerk von Joseph Beuys, welches 1982 auf der documenta 7 der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt wurde, bildet
Read moreKultur als Wirtschaftsfaktor: 2,1% des BIP und 15 Mrd. Franken Wertschöpfung
Mehr als 63 000 Unternehmen, insgesamt über 300 000 Kulturschaffende, die überdurchschnittlich gut ausgebildet und im Vergleich zur Gesamtwirtschaft weiblicher sind, und eine Wertschöpfung von 15 Milliarden Franken oder
Read moreWhy writing by hand makes kids smarter
By Anne Sliper Midling. New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are becoming more and more digital,
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