How do we see art: an eye-tracker study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Rodrigo eQuian Quiroga¹  Carlos ePedreira² 

[1] Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology;University of Leicester;

关键词: Art;    Eye-tracker;    mondrian;    Rembrandt;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnhum.2011.00098

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We describe the pattern of fixations of subjects looking at figurative and abstract paintings from different artists (Molina, Mondrian, Rembrandt, della Francesca) and at modified versions in which different aspects of these art pieces were altered with simple digital manipulations. We show that the fixations of the subjects followed some general common principles (e.g. being attracted to saliency regions) but with a large variability for the figurative paintings, according to the subject’s personal appreciation and knowledge. In particular, we found different gazing patterns depending on whether the subject saw the original or the modified version of the painting first. We conclude that the study of gazing patterns obtained by using the eye-tracker technology give a useful approach to quantify how subjects observe art.

【 授权许可】

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