Intro Exhibition

Let’s now take a look at one of the most famous faces of all time, Mona Lisa. She’s had so much exposure that it’s hardly possible to be objective anymore, especially about her famous smile. Notice that Mona’s smile appears in your right visual field. This is your blind-side. No wonder her smile may seem somewhat mysterious, even enigmatic. Your left hemisphere can make little sense of it."; echo "

Try a FLIP and see if her smile strikes you differently."; } else if ($orientation == 'B') { echo "

Notice that Mona’s smile appears in your right visual field. If (as is suggested by your previous test result) you are visually left-brain dominant, then you may have no trouble analysing her smile. You may wonder why many people claim that her smile appears mysterious, even enigmatic. This is because unlike you, their left hemisphere can make little sense of it."; echo "

Try a FLIP and see if her smile strikes you differently. Does she look more mysterious? Just imagine, this flipped Mona Lisa may be exactly the way da Vinci would have wanted you to see her."; } else { echo "



You did not qualify the first test on the first page of the facemaker exhibition. This way we cannot tell you something about your orientation. Just get back to page 1.




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Changing one's perspective can have dramatic effects.

Here’s what the master himself had to say about flipping:

“I say that when you paint you should have a flat mirror,
and often look at your work reflected in it, when you will
see it reversed, and it will appear to you like some other
painter’s work, so you will be better able to judge of its
faults than in any other way.”

“The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci”
Ed. Irma A. Richter - Oxford University Press

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