ART 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gestalt Psychology, Elementis, Railways Act 1921

• School: St. John's University
• Department: Art and Design
• Course: ART 1110
• Professor: Paul Fabozzi

Document Summary

Composition: the combination of multiple parts into a uni9ied whole. Unity: similarity, oneness, togetherness, or cohesion. Variety: differences between two elements. Gestalt psychology: theory that states that visual information is understood holis- tically before it is examined separately. Containment: a unifying force created by the outer edge of a composition or by a boundary within a composition. Repetition: when the same visual element or effect is repeated over and over. Proximity: the distance between visual elements. Fusion: when shapes or volumes are placed so close together that they share com- mon edges. Continuity: a 9luid connection among compositional parts. This connection can be either actual or implied. Movement: deliberate visual pathways to help direct the viewer"s attention to ar- eas of particular interest. Focal point: a primary point of interest. Closure: refers to the mind"s inclination to connect fragmentary information to produce a completed form. Pattern: when any visual element is systematically repeated over an extended area.