Abstract
The scientific basis for this study may be found in the securing of a set number (108) of research subjects, and the referencing of concepts backed by contemporary analytical aesthetics.
The difference between whether the properties of the factors shaping the eight types of first impression are aesthetic, or non-aesthetic, defines the rating of aesthetic ability. Thus in practice, it is vital to ensure that students are encouraged to acquire in their first impression a sense of the paintingʼs aesthetic aspects, eg “two kinds of realism (that of the fruit and vegetables, and of the figure)” and “the overall artistic effect of the work,” and in terms of the lesson as a whole, to grasp the aesthetics of the painting at a sensate level over and above that of intellectual perception.
Disparities in ability determine apprehension of the non-aesthetic “(1) conceptual/knowledge-based subject concerning the protagonist,” non-aesthetic “(2) emotional associative subject concerning the protagonist,” and in contrast, aesthetic “(3) adjectival (aesthetic predicate) subject concerning the protagonist.” This state of affairs reflects the difficulty of grasping different distinctive subjects.
