Reconsolidation of Picasso: Neuroaesthetics and Well-being
Sensory perception in Picasso’s serigraphs and its impact on mental health. Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts.
Division 10 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Koncha Pinos’ research on Pablo Picasso’s serigraphs, which was allotted to the Col-legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC) in Barcelona, delves into the intricate relationship between art, sensory perception and mental health. This work explores Picasso’s lesser-known silkscreen prints, focusing on how these works reflect the artist’s emotional records and connection to the city of Barcelona. Dr. Pinos uses a neuroesthetic approach to examine how the sensory experience of viewing these works activates deep emotional responses and affects the viewer’s state of mind.
Through detailed analysis, Dr. Pinos investigates how Picasso’s specific use of color, shape and texture in silkscreen prints evokes different sensory experiences, which in turn influence mental health and emotional well-being. This research contributes to understanding how visual art can serve as a therapeutic tool, promoting mental clarity, emotional regulation and resilience. Picasso’s serigraphs, often marked by their intense emotion and expressive quality, are examined not only from an artistic perspective but also from a neuroscientific lens, exploring how these works can potentially facilitate emotional healing and support psychological well-being.
The study also considers how the act of engaging with art, especially in an environment such as the COAC, enhances the viewer’s capacity for self-reflection, empathy and emotional integration. Dr. Pinos’ work offers a vision of how art can serve as a tool for intervention in mental health, with the potential to involve both the conscious and subconscious mind in the processing of trauma, memory and emotion.
This research marks an important contribution to the field of neuroaesthetics, overcoming the gap between psychology, neuroscience and visual arts, while illuminating the important role that art can play in emotional and psychological recovery.
- The Synesthetic Language of Picasso: Exploring Emotions and Sensations in His Art. by Koncha Pinós
- «Sensory Perception in Picasso’s Serigraphs and Its Impact on Mental Health».2025 Conference: March 13-15, New Haven CT. Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts
Division 10 of the American Psychological Association - Sensory Perception in Picasso´s Serigraphs and its Impact in Neurodiversity Children. Paris, 22- 23 of May, 2025. The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity will take place in Paris, France on May 22-23, 2025 at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM).
