The Psychology of Appreciation (감상의 심리학) - 오성주
Art has now fully entered the realm of consumption. Whenever I go to an exhibition, I wonder why people spend more time taking pictures than actually looking at the artwork. The sight of visitors walking past artworks, snapping photos with their smartphones, has become all too familiar. I am not entirely free from this habit either. In the age of consumption, we have learned to consume art, but we seem to have forgotten how to appreciate it. Professor Sung-Joo Oh's * 감상의 심리학 * serves as a valuable compass in these times. The short yet powerful sentence, *“Appreciation is a special psychological behavior that occurs in front of a work of art,”* resonates deeply. It shifts our perspective from the simple question of *“What is art?”* to *“What happens to us when we stand before it?”* Within this shift lies a trace of the relationship between art and the viewer—one that we have lost (and perhaps forgotten). We do all to do under capitalism with buy...