What are aesthetic emotions?

W Menninghaus, V Wagner, E Wassiliwizky… - Psychological …, 2019‏ - psycnet.apa.org
This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

Body alteration: On the mental function of body modification and body decoration

SM Weiler, C Mühlenbeck… - Culture & …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Decorating the body as well as (semi-) permanent bodily modifications are a longstanding
human practice, together with spending a great amount of time and effort on such body …

Symmetry is not a universal law of beauty

H Leder, PPL Tinio, D Brieber… - Empirical Studies of …, 2019‏ - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Predicting perceived visual complexity of abstract patterns using computational measures: The influence of mirror symmetry on complexity perception

A Gartus, H Leder - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Visual complexity is relevant for many areas ranging from improving usability of technical
displays or websites up to understanding aesthetic experiences. Therefore, many attempts …

[HTML][HTML] The role of symmetry in the aesthetics of residential building facades using cognitive science methods

H Azemati, F Jam, M Ghorbani, M Dehmer… - Symmetry, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Symmetry is an important visual feature for humans and its application in architecture is
completely evident. This paper aims to investigate the role of symmetry in the aesthetics …

Effects of presentation duration on measures of complexity in affective environmental scenes and representational paintings

MM Marin, H Leder - Acta psychologica, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Complexity constitutes an integral part of humans' environment and is inherent to
information processing. However, little is known about the dynamics of visual complexity …

Symmetry as an inter-cultural feature constituting beauty: Implicit and explicit beauty evaluation of visual symmetry in Japan

H Leder, J Mikuni, H Kawabata… - Empirical Studies of …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

On the mutual relation between art experience and viewing time.

D Brieber, M Forster, H Leder - Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity …, 2020‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Psychological models conceive aesthetic experiences as a sequence of cognitive and
emotional processes unfolding over time. Previous studies focused either on effects of …

“I feel like I am in that place and I would like to see more”: Aesthetic and embodiment components of tourist destination image.

S Malvica, L Palumbo, V Cazzato - Psychology of Aesthetics …, 2022‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Photographs of places are cognitive sources that provide the observer with a first, essential
impression of a potential tourist destination, before the observer visits that place. Recent …

Let's put a smile on that face—A positive facial expression improves aesthetics of portrait photographs

C Valuch, M Pelowski, VT Peltoketo… - Royal Society …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
In today's age of social media and smartphones, portraits—such as selfies or pictures of
friends and family—are very frequently produced, shared and viewed images. Despite their …