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Gestalt Grouping

Abstract formal elements are put together like numbers and letters to make concrete beings or abstract things; in the end a formal cosmos is achieved so much like the creation that a mere breath suffices to transform religion into art.

Paul Klee

“Apocalypse II” by Jerry Uelsmann.

Gestalt

The Gestalt school of psychology, which was originated in Germany about 1912 by Dr. Max Wertheimer, provides us with some simple and convincing evidence about how man organizes and groups visual elements so that they are perceived as wholes. In other words, what you experience when you look at a picture is quite different from what you would ...

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