Abstract
Visual experience of the world with two eyes reflects a balance between the symmetries and asymmetries of projections to them. Singleness of vision is served mainly by the stimulation of corresponding points on the two retinas whereas stereoscopic depth perception is based on non-correspondence or retinal disparities. Large disparities result in binocular rivalry. These distinctions are made pictorially by means of anaglyphs which need to be viewed with red/cyan filters in order to experience stereoscopic depth, binocular rivalry and their combination. Most pictures we view are flat and any apparent depth is alluded to by cues like perspective; they are best viewed with one eye. Binocular art, on the other hand, reveals to two eyes the consequences of asymmetries of stimulation that are not available to a single eye.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Bi-Symmetrics: The Journal of Symmetry & Asymmetry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- monocular symmetry
- binocular asymmetry
- correspondence
- disparity
- stereoscopic depth
- binocular rivalry
- anaglyphs