دورية أكاديمية

Social groups and polarization of aesthetic values from symmetry and complexity

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Social groups and polarization of aesthetic values from symmetry and complexity
المؤلفون: Kathleen B. Mather, Hassan Aleem, Yewon Rhee, Norberto M. Grzywacz
المصدر: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Nature Portfolio, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: Abstract When deciding what images we prefer, our brain must weigh many aesthetic variables, such as symmetry and complexity. To date, aesthetic research has mainly focused on investigating one variable at a time. In this article, we use symmetry and complexity to study the problem of multi aesthetic-variable interactions. For symmetry and complexity, there are two simple interaction hypotheses. The independence hypothesis proposes that the evaluation of aesthetic variables is mutually independent. Meanwhile, Birkhoff’s aesthetic-measure hypothesis predicts that people prefer images high in symmetry and low in complexity, and dislike the opposite. To test these hypotheses, we generated images that systematically varied in levels of symmetry and complexity. We then compared the subjects’ preference maps to identify regions of likes and dislikes. Unlike the predictions from these hypotheses, we found that most, but not all subjects, formed two distinct natural clusters, termed “islands,” in terms of likes and dislikes. We also found that people with more art exposure were less likely to belong to an island. If someone did belong to an island, their gender influenced which cluster they belonged to. We discuss alternate hypotheses, possible mechanisms for the occurrence of islands, and their possible social implications.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47835-w
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/32d7a45f250d48488310b5030c08e004
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.32d7a45f250d48488310b5030c08e004
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-47835-w