The influence of perception on the distribution of multiple: Symmetries in nature and art

Symmetry

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-71

  Van Der Helm, Peter A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decorative art; Evolution; Multiple symmetry; Perception models; Perceptual organization; Symmetry perception; Symmetry preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959216706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym3010054     Document Type: Article

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