It is an inherent, original capacity imbibed within all of us that often makes us exclaim "beautiful," "wonderful," and so on in rapturous tones, stumbling upon the creation of nature and man himself alike. We can term this capacity aesthetic sensibility. So natural is this trait with us and apparently so singular in its outcome (i.e. the exclamations), that none of us would be able to divulge any information as to why we find something or someone beautiful. The simplicity is merely a byproduct of a highly complex process, which has so far received extensive research and has been thoroughly discussed in a text written by a few psychologists. It would still be useful here to go through some fundamental theories.

Naturally, the first question that arises is: what is it in creation that makes us exercise our aesthetic sensibility? According to analysis, there are some distinct elements in the creation that work either individually or collectively to stimulate our senses. For example, there are various orientations of an object in a given space. All the orientations do not appear balanced to our eyes. But on the other hand, if there are various objects, then relatively, they may appear balanced or otherwise. This concept of balance is co-related to other concepts like scale and proportion. The eye has its own measure of comparing the sizes and volumes of positive and negative spaces, and this measure results in an effect of balance or imbalance on the psychology. Similarly, multidirectional symmetry, etc., which involves perception of propotions of various elements in an object (for example, the human body), To the perception of a particular form is attached the concept of pattern and its rhythm resulting from the repetition of units, and the whole effect may be one of harmony, where there is a definite connection between a whole and a part (for example, the various notes in music).