Image Essay 6

This piece of art work shows many of the principles of gestalt. The principle of grouping can be seen with the shapes in this composition. The viewer makes connections with the circles, the swirls, and the square-shaped designs in the three corners of this piece. Also, a viewer can group the lines in the composition because they are all evenly spaced together and located at the bottom of the composition. The principle of containment is visible in this piece as well with the white border. This border helps the viewer stay on the page and keep looking instead of wandering off the page. Repetition is used with the curvilinear elements. Figure/ground reversal is visible with the white and black. The lines that go through the swirls change from white to black and vice versa as well as the swirls when they go through the border. The principle of proximity is visible with the separation of the lines. Continuity is present with the curvilinear connection between most of the elements in this composition. The viewer’s eye would move very well around this composition because of the fluidity of the swirls and circles and because of the manner in which these elements are arranged in this piece.