Asymmetry and Symmetry in the Beauty of Human Faces

The emphasis in the published literature has mostly been on symmetry as the critical source for beauty judgment. In fact, both symmetry and asymmetry serve as highly aesthetic sources of beauty, whether the context is perceptual or conceptual. The human brain is characterized by symbolic cognition a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marjan Hessamian, Dahlia W. Zaidel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
art
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/1/136/