The Small Step toward Asymmetry: Aesthetic Judgment of Broken Symmetries

Symmetry and complexity both affect the aesthetic judgment of abstract patterns. However, although beauty tends to be associated with symmetry, there are indications that small asymmetries can also be beautiful. We investigated the influence of small deviations from symmetry on people's aesthet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andreas Gartus, Helmut Leder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-08-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/i0588sas