Illustration of each one of the 9 selected
principles
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Figure and
background/Grouping/Proximity/Simil
arity/Continuity/Closure/Leveling and
Sharpening/Surrounding/Third
dimension
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2010
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From Art, Graphic Design, Advertising, Logos
And describe how each of these uses the
principles of visual perception
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Pablo Picasso: Don
Quixote- Clear illustration
of a dominant figure and
background. 1a
Pablo Picasso: Toros y
Toreros- Clear illustration
of a dominant figure and
negative space. 1b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Pablo Picasso: Taureau: This
picture shows a clear example
of the grouping principle...a
very organized one. 2a
Pablo Picasso: The Dance of
Youth: This shows an
example of the grouping
principle…a disorganized one.
2b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Rudolf Arnheim at St.
Lawrence: These folks are
enjoying a group meeting on
the lawn; demonstrating the
proximity principle. 3a
The Three Stooges are
doing the same, in close
proximity of one
another. 3b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Archives: Moda-StringBeads: This graphic
illustrates the principle
of similarity. 4a
Retro-birds-triptych
shows 3 different groups
that demonstrate the
principle of similarity. 4b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Picasso: The Horse: While
this is not complexly
continuous, it I pretty close at
being a good example of the
continuity principle. 5a
Picasso: Le Flamand Rose:
Again, and close example
continuity…somewhat more
continuous than ‘The Horse.
5b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Picasso: Femme: An example
that clearly requires the
viewer to use the principle of
closure to see what we have
here (fill in the blanks). 6a
Picasso: The Butterfly:
Perhaps not the best example
of a drawing that requires the
viewer to use the principle of
closure, but it seem to be one
to this viewer. 6b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
This web page, EXLODE is off center just
enough to make me want to shift
positions in my chare to center it. This
was taken from a graphic website
design site (TemplateMonster.com ). 7a
Walter Bibikow: Spiral Staircase:
This is really off center on the
diagonal axis. This is an
example of ‘sharpening’. 7b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Pablo Picasso: Toros y TorerosThis serves to show an example,
too, of Surroundedness. 8a
Men-Surroundedness is an
example given by a professor of
psychology. 8b
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Tunbrincon: An example of 3d
Max art using a 3d software
package. 9a
Park Scene created with 3D max.
Optical illusion or not, it sure looks
real.
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010
Bonnie Patterson, MAT 103, Spring
2010