![]() ![]() Escher’s “Sky and Water I” woodcut include figure and ground, grouping, proximity, similarity, continuity, and surroundings.įigure and Ground: Figure and ground is most obvious of the principles found in this piece of M.C. “Sky and Water I”: The principles of visual perception that have been used in M.C. The image can be described as a horse, despite its flat/solid appearance. The image of the horse also displays foreshortening characteristics. It is only the direction of the hoofs that tell the viewer they are looking at the front of the horse.Ĭase 4: The principles of visual perception that have been used in Figure 88 include figure and ground.įigure and Ground: The black region in Figure 88 is the dominate area (figure), whereas the white area in the image is passive and therefore takes on the role of the background. Western man looks at the horse as foreshortened and as whole. It is a very flat figure that lacks dimension on a white ground. Only your mind can tell you this is a complete horse. It is drawn in a frontal view from the shoulder to the hoofs, with the neck and head drawn in profile. The figure behind the table adds to the dimension.Ĭlosure can be seen with the two figures that are looking at the figure behind the table creating a triangle shape.Ĭase 4: The horse is seen in the Egyptian view. ![]() The figures on the left are overlapping and create dimension in the art piece. This separates the women into two groups. While the four beater sticks create a rhythm, the similarity and the proximity of the inner two sticks brings your focus to the center. The rest of the objects with horizontal lines are viewed as part of the background. Third Dimension: Third dimension is apparent in Figure 87 due in part to the shape and front edge of the table and the varying sizes of the figures at the table.Ĭase 3: With strong upright shapes, the women holding their beaters become foreground. The table no longer appears square and the figures are of varying sizes (perspective distortion). The effects of sharpening are evident in Figure 87 where the table and figures have taken on a more “exaggerated” perspective. Sharpening enhances difference and emphasizes obliqueness. Leveling and Sharpening: Leveling is defined by unification, enhancements of symmetry, reduction of structural features, repetition, dropping of non-fitting detail, and elimination of obliqueness.įigure 86 could be considered an example of leveling by the symmetry, unification, and reduction of structural features (no table legs, etc). The three figures in case 2 display enough similarities (round heads, arms, torsos, etc) that allows one to come to the conclusion that they are associated (all people). The principle of similarity states that elements which look similar tend to be perceived as associated. In this case, the closeness of the three figures helps imply that they are associated. Proximity and Similarity: The principle of proximity states that elements which are close together are associated. Although the table is covering portions of the people (and vice versa), we still are able to understand that there is a table and three figures. Overlapping is also apparent in both images. I can see grouping working here, because the two women in each photo are separated by an amount of negative space.Ĭase 2: The principles of visual perception that have been used in Figures 86 and 87 include figure and ground, proximity, similarity, leveling and sharpening, and third dimension.įigure and Ground: The three figures and table create the “figure” and the surrounding white space creates the “background” (the area that assumes an inactive role). The drawings also have continuity since they mostly exist of one unbroken line. The pictures also have similarity since details like the hair and certain body parts suggest that it is the same model. ![]() But overlapping is used to still have a sense of three dimensions. That makes it look like there is only foreground in this picture. Post on Gestalt and Visual PerceptionĬase 1: The principles of visual perception used in this case are figure & background, in an unusual way, since the background is brought forth to portray the woman in a way viewed from different angles at once. ![]()
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