Out now! Mein neuester wissenschaftlicher Artikel ist jetzt im Creativity Research Journal erschienen. Er untersucht die Faktorenstruktur meines Ratinginstruments für zweidimensionale bildnerische Arbeiten (RizbA) und diskutiert aktuelle Lücken zwischen Kunsttheorie und empirischer Forschung zu Kunst. Alle Daten, die Methodik sowie eine Preprint-Version sind unter den Prämissen von Open Science frei verfügbar.

abstract

The RizbA scale combines psychometrics and art theory and enables a measurement of pictorial expression. This study explores its factor structure and a potential gap between theory and empirics. A sample of 275 pictorial works by artists and nonprofessionals was rated by 179 art experts. Three CFA path models were specified: models A and B based on the empirical results of previous studies, C on the theory of the initial study. Model C was additionally tested on a combined dataset. A and B did not converge, C was associated with fit indices as follows: RSMEA = .122, CFI = .712, TLI = .679, SRMR = .135, for the combined dataset: RSMEA = .086, CFI = .740, TLI = .696, SRMR = .084. Only model C partly suggests an acceptable fit. The results speak to a methodological gap between empirics and theory, that might be solved by a postdisciplinary measurement model.

Schoch, K., & Ostermann, T. (2023). Empirics vs. art theory:
Exploring a factor structure of pictorial expression
based on contemporary artworks. Creativity Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2272104

Preprint
Schoch, K., & Ostermann, T. (2021, 15. Juli). Empirics vs. art theory: Exploring a factor structure of pictorial expression based on contemporary artworks. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/xyrf5