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Art & complexity: an exploration of aesthetics

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This PhD thesis is centred on the idea of complexity as an aesthetic factor. The project aims to explore the role of visual complexity in the making and perception of contemporary art. An experimental methodology combines creative practice with empirical studies of human response to variations in complexity of images. Tools from complexity theory and neuroscience are used to create images and conduct tests of aesthetic perception.

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      C&C '07: Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI conference on Creativity & cognition
      June 2007
      330 pages
      ISBN:9781595937124
      DOI:10.1145/1254960
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      Published: 13 June 2007

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      1. aesthetics
      2. complexity
      3. fMRI
      4. perception

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      June 13 - 15, 2007
      DC, Washington, USA

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