Psychodeliki i kreatywnośćw zwierciadle sztuk wizualnych
Marta Wrzosek, Małgorzata Wrzosek
Kosmos August 8, 2024 DOI: 10.36921/kos.2024_2996 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractWhether psychedelics enhance creativity is a common but methodologically challenging question. This work examines the difficulties in testing creativity and reviews attempts to measure it by analyzing characteristic changes in visual artworks created under altered states of perception. The authors discuss the complexities of defining and quantifying creativity, highlighting the limitations of existing research approaches.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Art |
| Key finding | Measuring the effect of psychedelics on creativity through changes in visual art is fraught with methodological challenges. |
Abstract
The work presents an attempt to answer the frequently asked question of whether the use of psychedelics positively affects creativity, shows the methodological questions in creativity testing, and discusses attempts to measure it through characteristic changes in works of visual art created under the influence of means that change perception.