Bob, I think Babies respond to symmetry. They also respond to black and white geometrical shapes. The brain need to develop, in order to take in complex images.
As we get older, humans often find beauty in things that are not symmetrical. So, that blows out the DNA baby theory. IMHO>
I think beauty is subjective, and differs not only from culture to culture, but also from one era to the next, as well as from each individual.
I went to the Los Angeles museum of art a few days ago. There was an impressionist display there(on tour). Van Gogh, Kandinsky, etc. I wouldn't hang a lot of those paintings on my own walls. We actually got into a discussion about WHO decides what is "great" art? We toured the rest of the museum, and saw quite an eclectic assortment of art pieces. Some I loved, some I actually hated.
While many of us might agree that a sunset, or sunrise is beautiful, others might just shrug and say, eh, I'd rather see the moon and stars.
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