<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Art is one of the finest means of shaping the personality, of access to aesthetic and moral values of society. The paper presents some of the elements of communication through art, in the double sense of this process, from the artwork (creator) to the viewer, but also from the viewer to the work of art and creator. The key-element of this dual process is the empathy, the ability to feel the emotional states of others. It develops within a set of personality traits, including: emotional intelligence, emotional feelings diversity, cognitive skills, along with motivation and personal ideals. Art is a medium of communication but also an element of developing a general receptivity to the world and its authentic values.</p></abstract>

Art is one of the finest means of shaping the personality, of access to aesthetic and moral values of society. The paper presents some of the elements of communication through art, in the double sense of this process, from the artwork (creator) to the viewer, but also from the viewer to the work of art and creator. The key-element of this dual process is the empathy, the ability to feel the emotional states of others. It develops within a set of personality traits, including: emotional intelligence, emotional feelings diversity, cognitive skills, along with motivation and personal ideals. Art is a medium of communication but also an element of developing a general receptivity to the world and its authentic values.

2. Empathy and Communication through Art

Researcher PhD. and visual artist / Romanian Academy, Institute “Gheorghe Zane” from Iași Branch,

Review of Artistic Education

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Art is one of the finest means of shaping the personality, of access to aesthetic and moral values of society. The paper presents some of the elements of...

2. Empathy and Communication through Art

Article Category: Part III. Fine Arts

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2017

Páginas: 139 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rae-2017-0018

Palabras clave
art, communication, empathy, creativity, art receptor, aesthetic judgment

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

2. Empathy and Communication through Art

Article Category: Part III. Fine Arts

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2017

Páginas: 139 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rae-2017-0018

Palabras claveart, communication, empathy, creativity, art receptor, aesthetic judgment

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
art, communication, empathy, creativity, art receptor, aesthetic judgment