Symmetry as an Inter-Cultural Feature Constituting Beauty: Implicit and Explicit Beauty Evaluation of Visual Symmetry in Japan

IF 1.5 4区 心理学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
H. Leder, Jan Mikuni, Hideaki Kawabata, R. Rosenberg
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Abstract

Symmetry has been recognized as one of the most important visual features to predict aesthetic preferences and was discussed as a potentially universal feature of beauty judgments. Recent studies have challenged such universality claims, by showing that art experts prefer asymmetric stimuli in explicit evaluations, suggesting that artistic training might modify the preference for symmetry. In the present study, we examine whether cultural habituation might also influence beauty judgments in regard to symmetry in abstract visual patterns. Given the traditional preference for asymmetry in Japanese art and design, we tested if Japanese participants ( N = 31) evaluate symmetric abstract visual patterns as more beautiful than asymmetric ones in explicit and implicit (IAT) tasks. We found that Japanese participants clearly evaluated symmetric stimuli as more beautiful than asymmetric ones. We conclude that cultural habituation with asymmetry—in contrast to artistic training—did not cause higher beauty ratings for asymmetry.
对称是构成美的跨文化特征——日本视觉对称的内隐美与外显美评价
对称性已被公认为预测审美偏好的最重要的视觉特征之一,并被讨论为美判断的潜在普遍特征。最近的研究对这种普遍性的说法提出了质疑,表明艺术专家在明确的评估中更喜欢不对称的刺激,这表明艺术训练可能会改变对对称的偏好。在本研究中,我们考察了文化习惯化是否也会影响抽象视觉模式中对称性的美判断。考虑到日本艺术和设计中对不对称的传统偏好,我们测试了日本参与者(N = 31)在显式和隐式(IAT)任务中,将对称抽象视觉模式评估为比不对称抽象视觉模式更美丽。我们发现,日本参与者清楚地认为对称刺激比不对称刺激更美丽。我们得出的结论是,与艺术训练相比,不对称的文化习惯并没有导致更高的不对称美评级。
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期刊介绍: Empirical Studies of the Arts (ART) aims to be an interdisciplinary forum for theoretical and empirical studies of aesthetics, creativity, and all of the arts. It spans anthropological, psychological, neuroscientific, semiotic, and sociological studies of the creation, perception, and appreciation of literary, musical, visual and other art forms. Whether you are an active researcher or an interested bystander, Empirical Studies of the Arts keeps you up to date on the latest trends in scientific studies of the arts.
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