Complexity Of Design (art)

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Barry III, HerbertRelationship between child training and the pictorial arts
Fischer, J. L. Art styles as cultural cognitive maps

Associated Hypotheses (4)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Barry III, HerbertComplexity and representativeness of design in art will be correlated with severity of socialization (381, 382).
Barry III, HerbertCultures above the median in complexity of art style will score above average in socialization severity; cultures below the median in art complexity will score below average in socialization severity (383).
Fischer, J. L. "Design repetitive of a number of rather simple elements should characterize egalitarian societies; design integrating a number of unlike elements should . . . characterize hierarchical societies" (81)
Fischer, J. L. ". . . there would be more curved [and complex] designs in polygynous societies and more straight-line designs in monogamous societies" (86)

Associated OCMs

  1. decorative art
  2. representative art
  3. visual arts