Regularity of colour statistics in explaining colour composition preferences in art paintings

Abstract This study explores the role of colour statistics in painting preferences and tests the ‘matching-to-nature’ hypothesis which posits that the preference for the colour composition of paintings depends on the extent to which the paintings resemble the colour statistics of natural scenes. A p...

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Main Authors: Shigeki Nakauchi, Hideki Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18847-9