Professional and amateur artists seek inspiration from viewing the works of others to enhance their creativity. This paper focuses on inspiration for artistic creation through art viewing by reviewing psychology studies on what types of artwork promote individuals’ inspiration for creation (inspiring artwork) and how they experience inspiration through their art appreciation (the appreciation process). In particular, we claim that a dual focus—that is a focus on both evaluating the artworks of others and reflecting on one's own art making—is a core mechanism for inspiration. Further, we present a theoretical framework to explain the types of creative outcomes expected in line with such a dual focus.

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艺术观赏如何激发创造力？

专业和业余艺术家从观看他人的作品中寻求灵感，以提高他们的创造力。本文通过回顾心理学研究，探讨什么类型的艺术品会促进个人的创作灵感（启发性艺术品），以及他们如何通过艺术欣赏（欣赏过程）体验灵感，从而关注通过艺术观看对艺术创作的灵感。特别是，我们声称双重关注——既关注评估他人的艺术作品，又关注自己的艺术创作——是灵感的核心机制。此外，我们提出了一个理论框架来解释符合这种双重重点的预期创造性成果的类型。