Computational Aesthetics 2008: Balancing the expected and the surprising in geometric patterns

Authors:
N. A. Dodgson
Affiliations:
The Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 15 J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FD, UK
Venue:
Computers and Graphics
Year:
2009

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Abstract

I investigate the trade-off between the expected and the surprising in certain geometric patterns. This work is inspired by Bridget Riley's early Op art pieces, White Discs 2 (1964) and Fragment 6/9 (1965). I analyse these two works, investigate a range of variants, and propose hypotheses about the perceptual effects in patterns like these. The key hypothesis is that there is an aesthetically interesting range where between a quarter and a half of a regular pattern is adjusted in some way. I report on a perceptual experiment that tests and supports this hypothesis, and discuss the implications.