Why the ‘golden ratio’ pleases the eye
DEC 29, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023960
guardian.co.uk : From Leonardo da Vinci to Le Corbusier, the golden ratio is believed to have guided artists and architects over the centuries.Leonardo is thought to have used the golden ratio, a geometric proportion regarded as the key to creating aesthetically pleasing art, when painting the Mona Lisa.Now a US academic believes he has discovered the reason why it pleases the eye.According to Adrian Bejan , professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, the human eye is capable of interpreting an image featuring the golden ratio faster than any other.
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