Who benefits from online art viewing, and how: The role of pleasure, meaningfulness, and trait aesthetic responsiveness in computer-based art interventions for well-being

Lost in digitization: The physical format of creative work affects authenticity perceptions.

“…Our findings are also related to recent research on the impact of viewing fine art in digital or lab contexts compared to in the “real” world (Leder et al, 2022; Reymond et al, 2020; Trupp et al, 2023). The proliferation of the internet means that individuals are increasingly able to experience fine art on digital devices.…”

“…Relatedly, future research could more closely examine the specific effects devices such as smartphones or eReaders have on responses to creative works. For example, Trupp et al (2023) recently found that viewing art on smartphones led to lower liking compared to desktops and laptops, suggesting that there may be differences between types of digital media. In line with these findings, essence and authenticity perceptions may be weaker when consuming creative works on a smartphone compared to on a desktop computer, or on a dedicated device such as an eReader.…”

When the painting meets its musical inspiration: The impact of multimodal art experience on aesthetic enjoyment and subjective well-being in the museum.

“…Relevant for our investigation, a recent review (Law et al, 2021) proposed these individual characteristics as potential moderators of the stress-reducing effect of visual artwork viewing. In support of this, Trupp et al (2023) have shown that people who are more aesthetically responsive—trait that shows ability to engage with art on all domains—also have higher well-being gains of art experience because they have better aesthetic experiences.…”

“…Moreover, a study examining the impact of online art interventions found that individuals who appraised the art as more beautiful and meaningful also reported larger improvements in anxiety and well-being (Trupp et al, 2022). Finally, in a similar online art viewing design, Trupp et al (2023) have shown that people who are more aesthetically responsive have enhanced well-being outcomes because they have better aesthetic experiences. In sum, there is growing evidence that art viewing, museum visits, and the aesthetic experiences that these activities can support uplift several aspects of well-being 2…”

“…In our current work, we investigate if this presumably better experience can also impact the well-being effects of art experience. Given that previous work has shown that better aesthetic experiences also lead to enhanced well-being effects of such art experiences (Mastandrea, 2019; Trupp et al, 2023; Warran et al, 2022), we assume that multimodal aesthetic experiences should lead to more well-being gain. Thus, our goal and central research question were to investigate how an ecologically paired multimodal art experience can improve aesthetic experience and therefore well-being benefits compared to a single modality art experience.…”