tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post8540245586709315034..comments2024-03-18T16:12:07.747-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Experiencing beauty in art - a biological basis?Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-38440737513571435412007-12-06T05:45:00.000-06:002007-12-06T05:45:00.000-06:00Would there be a problem of getting people to agre...Would there be a problem of getting people to agree on what is good abstract art?Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-43587909837179492182007-12-05T20:47:00.000-06:002007-12-05T20:47:00.000-06:00yes, that reminds me of a study where a computed a...yes, that reminds me of a study where a computed average face is usually judged more beautiful than most real faces.<BR/><BR/>Do the authors plan to do similar tests with abstract art?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-87764819594665788072007-12-05T05:45:00.001-06:002007-12-05T05:45:00.001-06:00I also wondered if the results have more to do wit...I also wondered if the results have more to do with the brain making an average composite of all the human bodies it sees during its development, and then noting deviations from that average.. i.e. not really related to "beauty".Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-24295038372257598172007-12-04T20:37:00.000-06:002007-12-04T20:37:00.000-06:00Using these deformed images, we're not judging the...Using these deformed images, we're not judging the "beauty" anymore, but we're judging body malformation! The distortions are way too big, no!?<BR/><BR/>Also it would have been interesting to see the same tests performed with japanese, I find their body/leg ratio usually different than westerners and thus their aesthetic criterion could be different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com