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Facial symmetry is one specific measure of bodily symmetry. Along with traits such as averageness and youthfulness, it influences judgments of aesthetic traits of physical attractiveness and beauty. [1] For instance, in mate selection, people have been shown to have a preference for symmetry. [2] [3]
Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry (the property of an object being invariant to a transformation, such as reflection). [1] Symmetry is an important property of both physical and abstract systems and it may be displayed in precise terms or in more aesthetic terms. [2]
The relationship of symmetry to aesthetics is complex. Humans find bilateral symmetry in faces physically attractive; [ 51 ] it indicates health and genetic fitness. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Opposed to this is the tendency for excessive symmetry to be perceived as boring or uninteresting.
Wabi-sabi also includes an aesthetics of balance and asymmetry. Instead of striving for perfect symmetry, asymmetrical and irregular forms are appreciated, both in art and garden design, where the aim is to create a natural sense of movement and balance. [48]
[63] [66] However, symmetry does not predict aesthetic preferences as reliably for other types of stimuli, suggesting that preference for symmetry may be domain-specific. [66] Symmetrical stimuli are often generated by transforming an originally asymmetrical image such that one half is a mirror image of the other. [66]
Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful .
Mannerism was an anti-classical movement which differed greatly from the aesthetic ideologies of the Renaissance. [32] Though Mannerism was initially accepted with positivity based on the writings of Vasari , [ 32 ] it was later regarded in a negative light because it solely view as "an alteration of natural truth and a trite repetition of ...
Formal balance, also called symmetrical balance, is a concept of aesthetic composition involving equal weight and importance on both sides of a composition. [1] [2 ...