Do individuals prefer stimuli that are ordered or chaotic, simple or complex, or that strike the
right balance of order and complexity? Earlier research mainly focused on the separate …

dc. description. abstract The natural world possesses a consistent, statistical structure that
gives it a predictable order where one might only see chaos. Natural scenes are uniquely …

In September 2018 I began working on my thesis in the EXPLORA lab. Over the past two
years, I acquired many new research skills, including writing a comprehensive literature …

Nature's beauty is profound. To better understand the source of this beauty, here we will
focus on the aesthetic impact of fractals. Fractals are patterns that repeat at increasingly fine …

One of the general aims of evolutionary art research is to build a computer system capable
of creating interesting, beautiful, or creative results, including images, videos, animations …

Natural scenes vary considerably—for instance beaches, forests, and canyons do not share
obvious perceptual similarities. However, across natural scenes a common distribution of …

Flexas et al.(2013) demonstrated that happy faces increase preference for abstract art if
seen in short succession. We could not replicate their findings. In our first experiment, we …

The aesthetic response is a multifaceted and subtle behavior that ranges in magnitude from
sublime to mundane. Few studies have investigated the more subtle, weak aesthetic …

In this exploratory study, we asked whether objective statistical image properties can predict
subjective aesthetic ratings for a set of 48 abstract paintings created by the artist Robert …

Gender analysis is at the forefront of scholarly interest in religious studies and history. As yet,
however, little attempt has been made to synthesize the insights of each field. This thesis …