Talk | Neuro-art: How your brain perceives art

Thursday 15 May, 6pm for 6:30pm start

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters presents a special talk and original research on the AI revolution.

What is the difference between looking at a real painting and looking at a reproduction?

What exactly happens in the brain when you look at Girl with a Pearl Earring?

The Dutch neuroscientist, Martijn den Otter, can tell you.

Not only that, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters has asked Martijn to conduct some research on this year's shortlist for The William Lock Portrait Prize. The results promise to be fascinating…

Martijn will discuss his findings and his project at art museum, the Maurithuis, in the wider context of the AI revolution which is just beginning to unfold.

The event will be followed by the awarding of The William Lock Portrait Prize, the Society's £20,000 prize "for the most timeless portrait with a real feeling for paint and its aesthetic potential" in its annual exhibition.

Tickets £15, including a glass of wine and admission to the exhibition.