Klecksography is the art of creating smudged images from ink-blots or color solutions, which was popularised by Justinus Kerner to work as visual interruption in his poetic work in the 19th century.
Later, during the last decade of the 19th century, psychologists started using the ink-blot images as a tool for studying the subconscious mind of humans through 'Rorschach Ink-Blot Test'.
The studies by Alfred Binet and his associates used ink-blots in psychological research to study variations in ‘involuntary imagination’ of children and adults.
The following steps are often used to create ink-blot smudge art
Ink drops are put on a piece of paper
The paper is folded in two halves
The paper is kept folded for some time for the spread out smudge to get absorbed
The paper is unfolded to allow the smudge to dry up to form a mirror reflection abstract art in the two halves of the paper
For the of psychological studies, the observes are asked what object, event or emotion they see the smudge
The ink-blot test has been used by many teachers for action research as a rapid alternative to Freud's verbal technique of studying mind by studying visual perceptions among children and adults.
Klecksography is being subjected to digital manipulations since software are available for such purposes. Even photo-editing has been supported by simple tools of digital modification these days (see inset picture).
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