Informational aesthetics measures

IEEE Comput Graph Appl. 2008 Mar-Apr;28(2):24-34. doi: 10.1109/mcg.2008.34.

Abstract

The Birkhoff aesthetic measure of an object is the ratio between order and complexity. Informational aesthetics describes the interpretation of this measure from an information-theoretic perspective. From these ideas, the authors define a set of ratios based on information theory and Kolmogorov complexity that can help to quantify the aesthetic experience.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Art
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Comprehension
  • Creativity
  • Entropy
  • Esthetics*
  • Humans
  • Information Theory*
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Symbolism
  • Visual Perception / classification
  • Weights and Measures*