MPC 210 Lecture 2: MPC 210 WEEK 2
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Lecture; it beings in the brain; neurology & aesthetics. 8 laws by ramachandaran: extraction of contrasts, symmetry. Most people talking about art and aesthetics say that symmetry is offset and that is satisfying for the human brain however it is not as satisfying for the long run: perceptual grouping. Camouflage: abhorrence of unique vantage points. Rudolph arnherim art and visual perception: there"s a structural skeleton to every piece. Theaster gates, dorchester projects 2006: urban planner as well, there is a lot of social processes. Video- aesthetic universals and the neurology of hindu art. Woman in front of the sun by miro. Yayoi kusama, i pray with all my love for tulips. Brain jungen, prototype for a new understanding: symmetry, perceptual grouping, abstract so you try to find and identify images, colors, he uses jordans and manipulates them to collide culture traditions.