Is there a type of art Aspies/Auties Like?

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I have recently wondered about this, because I just realised that all the pictures I like (and hang on the wall) are abstract designs, there are no portraits or scenes involving people (or even animals) etc. The only picture I have ever owned that included a person/figure, was a large black and white poster, that showed a small girl from behind, with a long, empty path ahead of her (symbolic huh!). Even some very small prints I have are pretty abstract portions of scenes, done in close up, so sort of out of context.

Bearing in mind that we have socialising issues and some have face-blindness (I don't believe I have that) which are both related to people, I wondered whether this subject matter preference is just random to me, or whether we others on the spectrum have this in common with me.

(What I'm getting at here, is whether our brains might be wired to prefer that type of art which doesn't include people in it, this isn't one of those threads that have been complained about recently where people ask if random unrelated things are autistic behaviour, this has a sensible reason to it!).

I tend to agree. I have dozens of framed print-outs of Escher drawings hanging on my walls. Just in case M.C. Escher is unknown, start here.

Yeah I usually don't like art involving people. My photography involves nature and different shading and textures. Sometimes animals, but not people unless its a special occasion or something. And even then, most of my vacation pics are of landscapes and landmarks. I never understood why paintings of people are considered art either. Its just a person siting there to me, and I didn't see a story or message there. My brief time spent painting involved trees or just color combinations. And I should probably mention I don't kno much about art but just enjoy it from time to time.

I do know what you mean. I don't mean to stereotype or generalise (but I will)! Personal differences abound. We are supposedly drawn to images with repetitive themes that are rhythmic and fractal-like or photo-realistic. As Krabo related, I could totally see Escher drawings being Aspie-attractive. I guess the antithesis would be Norman Rockwell artwork.

Edit: In my flat, my major piece of artwork is a gigantic phosphorescent celestial planisphere - a beautiful rendition of the night sky mapped with all the constellations.

Almost all of the pictures I have ever taken, while being on vacation, are either landscapes, animals, flowers etc.. or buildings and other objects. There are almost no people in the pictures except for when they stood in front of a building (or other) I wanted to photograph.

Well I don't like Norman Rockwell I do not mind abstract as much as I used to. Undiscernie scenes used to be real unsettling. I preferred rennaciansce art suh as the works of boticceli. But did start drawing abstract. Now that I am more confident about techniques I draw fantasy art that is really the style I am the most attracted to. Even within Botticelli's work I preferred the mythological themes. I really do not prefer abstract.

Edit: I also do photography but my pieces are conceptual.

I like Kandinsky's artwork. http://www.wassily-kandinsky.org/

I like naked women...and car pictures (completely separate....the whole models posing with cars is played out and silly).

That sounds like just what heterosexual men in general like!

I like pictures of animals. Not realistic or photographs, but more figurative and imaginative. I also like abstract art in colors and patterns that I like and any kind of artwork that demonstrates thinking out of the box. Realistic pictures of nature are to me mundane and can never replace the real beauty of nature.
Creative pieces that are more an expression of the inner world of the artist can expand the mind of the viewer and expose you to a different way of experiencing reality, and I think that is the real purpose of art. If I like a piece of art I can stare at it for long stretches of time and get into the patterns and colors and detail and never get tired of looking at it. Viewing a good work of art can be like a visit to another world.
That's why I love museums!

I like having people in my photos, but they have to be just a part of it. I think everybody's different, but I think there might be something to that. I can't stand just straight-up portraits of people unless there's something unique about the picture