Rudolf Arnheim (in The power of the center, 1988) tries to "describe a compositional scheme common to works of visual art of whatever time or place...": The centric and eccentric compositional system.
The first task of the program is to identify the compositional centers.
Who has a suggestion how to reach this first goal for scanned black and white images?
Last edit: Uwe Schweinsberg 2013-12-10
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Hi everybody, sounds interesting. What is your approach to identify compositional centers? How are you planning to do that? What is the profit of doing this?
Kind regards, rastavince
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I guess there are a number of pattern finding modules in several programming languages. I just have to find out where they are and how to use them for my specific purpose. For me it's not a matter of profit but of interest which might lead to useful applications.
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The perception of a picture and its contents is influenced by the patterns of which it is built. Usually the patterns form one main center and several sub-centers which influence each other. The specific effect of the centers change with the focus of the viewer. To identify centers is the first step to model a colour and shape compositioning program on the basis of visual perception. This composition tool might be a help for understanding and developing visual Objects which have a pre defined effect on the spectator. My idea is an interactive module, where the spectator is asked to describe the perceived impressions. The program will modify the output according to the feed back until the intended effect is reached. There is a large number of possible applications. From street signs, logos, interior designs, illustration of lectures to urban design.
The results of the interactions could lead to further understanding of the process of human perception.
Last edit: Uwe Schweinsberg 2013-12-17
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Rudolf Arnheim (in The power of the center, 1988) tries to "describe a compositional scheme common to works of visual art of whatever time or place...": The centric and eccentric compositional system.
The first task of the program is to identify the compositional centers.
Who has a suggestion how to reach this first goal for scanned black and white images?
Last edit: Uwe Schweinsberg 2013-12-10
Hi everybody, sounds interesting. What is your approach to identify compositional centers? How are you planning to do that? What is the profit of doing this?
Kind regards, rastavince
I guess there are a number of pattern finding modules in several programming languages. I just have to find out where they are and how to use them for my specific purpose. For me it's not a matter of profit but of interest which might lead to useful applications.
What exactly is the purpose of the project and why is it important to identify the compositional centers of a picture with a computer-program?
The perception of a picture and its contents is influenced by the patterns of which it is built. Usually the patterns form one main center and several sub-centers which influence each other. The specific effect of the centers change with the focus of the viewer. To identify centers is the first step to model a colour and shape compositioning program on the basis of visual perception. This composition tool might be a help for understanding and developing visual Objects which have a pre defined effect on the spectator. My idea is an interactive module, where the spectator is asked to describe the perceived impressions. The program will modify the output according to the feed back until the intended effect is reached. There is a large number of possible applications. From street signs, logos, interior designs, illustration of lectures to urban design.
The results of the interactions could lead to further understanding of the process of human perception.
Last edit: Uwe Schweinsberg 2013-12-17