Does Birth Order affect how people enjoy art? Let’s assume it does so we can imagine how they might enjoy art.
The Only Child likes to see things as they are. So, they would like realistic art that depicts things to which they can relate. They would like art that shows beautiful scenes, happy people and animals. They want art that enables them to project into the art emotionally.
First Borns may be drawn to impressive art. They would probably favor large size artworks, amazing color combinations and new, unexpected dimensions. They want awesome art.
Second Borns would probably like abstract art. They would tend to enjoy abstract art with lots of details that are not noticed when first viewed. They like art that can be interpreted, infused with meaning by the viewer and enjoyed as a mental challenge.
Third Borns would probably like compassion in their art. They would relate to realistic art depicting human conditions that evoke sympathy, compassion or understanding. They would like art that enables them to relate empathetically to the subject. They may also enjoy humor in their art.
Fourth Borns would probably like the darker side in art. Art that represents the world with mysterious threatening forces may speak to the Fourth experience of growing up in a world of older siblings who were threatening forces to the child. The Fourth would tend to relate to art that represents the mystical elements in life.
The artist him or herself may not create art that appeals to him or her according to Birth Order. Rather, the artist may tend to create art for someone else according to that person’s Birth Order. If growing up it was important to please a Fourth Born the Second Born artist may create art to appeal to Fourth Borns. Though most artists appear to be Second Born they can create any of the five types of art depending on whom they perceive their audience to be.
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A travelling scientist is shown demonstrating the formation of a vacuum by withdrawing air from a flask containing a white cockatoo, though common birds like sparrows would normally have been used. Air pumps were developed in the 17th century and were relatively familiar by Wright's day. The artist's subject is not scientific invention, but a human drama in a night-time setting.
The bird will die if the demonstrator continues to deprive it of oxygen, and Wright leaves us in doubt as to whether or not the cockatoo will be reprieved. The painting reveals a wide range of individual reactions, from the frightened children, through the reflective philosopher, the excited interest of the youth on the left, to the indifferent young lovers concerned only with each other.
The figures are dramatically lit by a single candle, while in the window the moon appears. On the table in front of the candle is a glass containing a skull.
Oil on canvas
183 x 244 cm.