No, he's right. There is at least one eye-tracking study that shows that people from Asian cultures pay greater attention to the eyes when reading expressions.

No, he's right. There is at least one eye-tracking study that shows that people from Asian cultures pay greater attention to the eyes when reading expressions. Relative to the Asians in the study, the Caucasians relied more on other parts of the face. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17605-human-facial-expressions-arent-universal.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17605-human-facial-exp... It's not clear whether it might be influencing different art styles, though.