Exhibition of works by Grzegorz Sztabiński at The University of Łódź, entitled hommage à Grzegorz Sztabiński – "continued...", as a contribution to the analysis of ways of looking at a work of art

Authors

  • Aneta Pawłowska Department of Art History, University of Łódź
  • Izabela Krejtz SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Katarzyna Wisiecka SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26485/AI/2023/25/13

Keywords:

Grzegorz Sztabiński, exhibition, modern art, eye tracking, experimentation

Abstract

The article addresses the issue of confronting theoretical thought in the field of aesthe­tics with the results of apparatus measurements. The exhibition of works by the painter and in­stallation artist Professor Grzegorz Sztabiński (1946-2020), presented in Łódź from 20.05.2022 to 20.07.2022 at Wozownia Gallery, became a pretext for conducting an experimental study rela­ted to the distribution of visual attention of its audience. Two people were surveyed: a layperson in the field of visual arts and an expert art historian. The intimate exhibition seen through their eyes provides a pretext for comparing theoretical complexities associated with the reception of a work of art (by such thinkers and philosophers as Aristotle, Hannah Arendt, Rudolf Arnheim or Władysław Strzemiński) with the results of objective analyses obtained using portable eye-tracking devices – Pupil Labs Invisible.

Author Biographies

Aneta Pawłowska, Department of Art History, University of Łódź

Aneta Pawłowska – PhD after habilitation, Faculty of Philosophy and History, Institute of

History of Art, University of Łódź, Poland. She specializes in African art and culture. Her re­search interests include contemporary art, 20th century gender art, and history and theory of collections. Her current research focuses on making works of art accessible to people with di­sabilities. Selected publications: Sztuka i kultura Afryki Południowej. W poszukiwaniu tożsamości artystycznej na tle przekształceń historycznych [The Art and Culture of South Africa. In Search for Artistic Identity against the Background of Historical Changes] Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 2013; Studia o sztuce polskiej [Studies on Polish Art] Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersy­tetu Łódzkiego 2017; Andrzej Jocz (1941-2019) ocalić od zapomnienia [Andrzej Jocz (1941-2019) Save from Oblivion], Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 2021.

Izabela Krejtz, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Izabela Krejtz – PhD after habilitation, expert in eye-tracking methods and studying day-to-day experiences. Her research interests include visual attention biases, positive psychology interven­tions and factors influencing daily well-being. She is a co-founder of the Eye Tracking Research Centre at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland.

Katarzyna Wisiecka, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Katarzyna Wisiecka – M.A. in clinical psychology, currently completing her PhD degree in psychology at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities & the Polish-Japane­se Academy of Information Technology. Member of the Eye Tracking Research Center at the SWPS University. Her main research interests include social synchronization and gaze commu­nication in computer environments. Scholarship holder in grants funded by the National Science Centre and National Centre for Research and Development in Poland. She is currently working at the University of Waterloo, CA, as a post-doctoral research coordinator in the project Moving towards competency-based training in aviation.

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2023-12-13

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Vol. 25 (2023): How do artists think?

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