Arty Facts and artefacts

[molly bloom]

As part of the B.B.C. programme 'How Art Made The World' the website has this lovely personality test.

Now I realise that some posters will fail at the first post- but let's assume everyone has a personality.


Fancy taking the test ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/art/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/howart/

[Vince278]

No.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Vince278
No.

Well thanks Vince !

I see you put the impact of your charming personality behind that reply.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

I like abstract pieces...I'm shocked.

[Combat Ingrid]

I scored high on intellectualism, which seems fine. Apparently, I like secular islamic art... To be honest though, there was not one single painting I really liked, most of them just sucked

[Starchild]

The Japanese art and the very structured abstract art I liked but I knew that before I took the test. I'm also a fan of Socialist Realism but that wasn't offered.

[SpencerH]

Your favourite type of art is Cubism.

In the personality profile you had a high intellectualism score, which suggests you like to think about abstract ideas and have a creative imagination.

Find out more about your personality test results

People who are the same age and sex as you are most likely to prefer Impressionism

People who also score highly in your dominant personality trait are most likely to prefer Japanese ukiyo-e

Actually, it was simply that I preferred the particular cubist paintings to the impressionists and disliked the abstracts that were presented. I dont appreciate most eastern art. Maybe I should have said I had more experience with art. Where were the Pollocks, something from the group of seven? Damn wishey washey water colours. Meh!

Average extraversion
People with average extraversion scores tend not to crave the company of others quite as much as people with high extraversion scores. But they also don't necessarily feel happiest on their own like people with low extraversion scores. They are somewhere in between. Sometimes they enjoy the stimulation of events like parties, but they are also more able to make their own entertainment.


Low agreeableness
People with low agreeableness scores are often fairly uncompromising. They refuse to be sentimental about other people and won't tolerate fools gladly. These people speak their mind and aren't afraid of offending people with their straight talking.


High conscientiousness
People with high conscientiousness scores like to do things properly. When they say they'll do something, they do it. They have a keen attention to detail and like things to be ordered and in their place. They like organisation and are prepared for every eventuality. They have a strong sense of responsibility.


Average emotional stability
People with average emotional stability scores are more likely to have mood swings than people with high emotional stability scores. But they tend to have a less varied emotional life than people with low emotional stability scores. They are somewhere in between. They can be fairly relaxed and predictable, but may occasionally have strong emotional reactions to events.


High intellectualism
People with high intellectualism scores are interested the abstract. They like thinking about things they can't see and have creative imaginations, able to dream up whole new worlds. They like to feel they understand things and will probe deeply into a subject to get as good an insight as possible.


High emotional intelligence
People with high emotional intelligence scores see themselves as emotionally well balanced. They believe they are good at empathising with other people and have a good insight into their own emotional needs, drives and reactions. High scorers see themselves as well balanced and largely in control of their own emotions. They also tend to feel confident in interacting with people and believe they are able to connect with and influence others by using their emotional understanding.

What da ya mean low agreeableness! *******s!

[Dauphin]

Your favourite type of art is Impressionism.

In the personality profile you had a high intellectualism score, which suggests you like to think about abstract ideas and have a creative imagination.

People who also score highly in your dominant personality trait are most likely to prefer Japanese ukiyo-e

[JohnT]

Your favourite type of art is Impressionism.

In the personality profile you had a high emotional intelligence score, which suggests you are well balanced and largely in control of your emotions.

People who are the same age and sex as you are most likely to prefer Cubism

People who also score highly in your dominant personality trait are most likely to prefer Impressionism

Average extraversion
People with average extraversion scores tend not to crave the company of others quite as much as people with high extraversion scores. But they also don't necessarily feel happiest on their own like people with low extraversion scores. They are somewhere in between. Sometimes they enjoy the stimulation of events like parties, but they are also more able to make their own entertainment.

High agreeableness
People with high agreeableness scores engage positively with other people. They are keen to understand people's feelings and feel real warmth for others. As they are so empathic, they like to make sure other people are happy and will do what they can to put people at their ease.

Average conscientiousness
People with average conscientiousness scores have a sense of responsibility and like to get the job done. However, they might concentrate more on the big picture and less on the details than people with high conscientiousness scores.

Average emotional stability
People with average emotional stability scores are more likely to have mood swings than people with high emotional stability scores. But they tend to have a less varied emotional life than people with low emotional stability scores. They are somewhere in between. They can be fairly relaxed and predictable, but may occasionally have strong emotional reactions to events.

Average intellectualism
People with average intellectualism scores are less likely to be interested in abstract ideas than people with high intellectualism scores. But they are not always as focussed on practical matters as people with low intellectualism scores. They are somewhere in between. Sometimes they are interested in learning the details behind something outside their everyday experience, but they also have a fairly good grounding in the real world.

High emotional intelligence
People with high emotional intelligence scores see themselves as emotionally well balanced. They believe they are good at empathising with other people and have a good insight into their own emotional needs, drives and reactions. High scorers see themselves as well balanced and largely in control of their own emotions. They also tend to feel confident in interacting with people and believe they are able to connect with and influence others by using their emotional understanding.

[JohnT]

That's about right, especially the last bit. People's emotions are an open book to me and I'm always a bit surprised to find that people don't pick up on the same cues that I do.

[JohnT]

Pretty interesting test, Molly.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Dauphin

Your favourite type of art is Impressionism.

In the personality profile you had a high intellectualism score, which suggests you like to think about abstract ideas and have a creative imagination.

People who also score highly in your dominant personality trait are most likely to prefer Japanese ukiyo-e

same

[KrazyHorse]

low conscientiousness, high intellectualism, high emotional intelligence, average everything else

[laurentius]

Your favourite type of art is Japanese ukiyo-e.

In the personality profile you had a high extraversion score, which suggests you enjoy meeting new people and going to events where there's lots going on.

[DAVOUT]

Not surprisingly, my favorite type of art is impressionism.
Average extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness; high emotional stability, intellectualism and emotional intelligence.