Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty
Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty
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DOI：
10.1177/0276237418777941
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Rosenberg, Raphael
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作者：
Leder, Helmut;Tinio, Pablo P. L.;Rosenberg, Raphael
生物学、物理学和心理美学等多种学科都认为对称是自然界中最重要的原则之一，也是美最有力的决定因素之一。然而，对称在艺术和人文学科中地位很低。这种对对称评价的差异是两种文化差异的显著例证。为了缩小这一差距，我们进行了一项跨学科的实证研究，以直接证明艺术专业知识对对称欣赏的影响。两组艺术专家——艺术家和艺术历史学家——和一组非专业人士对对称和复杂程度不同的视觉刺激自发地给出了美丽等级。与非艺术专家的典型反应完全相反，艺术专家认为不对称和简单的刺激是最美丽的。这是特殊教育和训练对审美的影响的证据，也是对对称普遍性的直接挑战。
Scientific disciplines as diverse as biology, physics, and psychological aesthetics regard symmetry as one of the most important principles in nature and one of the most powerful determinants of beauty. However, symmetry has a low standing in the arts and humanities. This difference in the valuation of symmetry is a remarkable illustration of the gap between the two cultures. To close this gap, we conducted an interdisciplinary, empirical study to directly demonstrate the effects of art expertise on symmetry appreciation. Two groups of art experts-artists and art historians-and a group of non-experts provided spontaneous beauty ratings of visual stimuli that varied in symmetry and complexity. In complete contrast to responses typically found in non-art experts, art experts found asymmetrical and simple stimuli as most beautiful. This is evidence of the effects of specific education and training on aesthetic appreciation and a direct challenge to the universality of symmetry.