ArticleJournal of eye movement research2023
An eye tracking study of the application of gestalt theory in photography.
Article in Journal of eye movement research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Visual Harmony and Complexity Shape Subjective Judgments More than Detectable Overt Attention: Evidence from Eye-Tracking and Facial Coding.Journal of eye movement research · 2026Article
- Spatial Guidance Overrides Dynamic Saliency in VR: An Eye-Tracking Study on Gestalt Grouping Mechanisms and Visual Attention Patterns.Journal of eye movement research · 2025Article
- Efficiency Analysis of Disruptive Color in Military Camouflage Patterns Based on Eye Movement Data.Journal of eye movement research · 2025Article
- Impact of Leading Line Composition on Visual Cognition: An Eye-Tracking Study.Journal of eye movement research · 2024Article
- An Eye-Tracking-Based Investigation on the Principle of Closure in Logo Design.Journal of eye movement research · 2024Article
- Influence of Complexity and Gestalt Principles on Aesthetic Preferences for Building Façades: An Eye Tracking Study.Journal of eye movement research · 2024Article
- Gender Selection Dilemma in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Advertising: Insights from Eye- Tracking Research.Journal of eye movement research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Photography is an art form where integration of the human visual perception and psychological experiences result in aesthetic pleasure. This research utilizes eye tracking to explore the impact of the properties of Gestalt in photography on people's visual cognitive process in order to understand the psychological processes and patterns of photography appreciation. This study found that images with Gestalt qualities can significantly affect fixation, sightline distribution, and subjective evaluation of aesthetics and complexity. Closure composition images seem to make cognition simpler, resulting in the least number of fixation and saccades, longer fixation duration, and more concentrated sightline indicating stronger feeling of beauty, while images which portray similarity results in the greatest fixation and saccades, longest saccade duration, and greater scattering of sightline, indicating feelings of complexity and unsightliness. The results of this research are closely related to the theories of art and design, and have reference value for photography theory and application.
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