The triangle shapes provide closure as do the stripped lines, and the positioning of the group with the in the dark background provide good figure ground. There is continuity in the outer shape of the three women and in the stripes of the blankets. There is also similarity in the shape of the faces and facial expressions/styles. There is proximity grouping of the three women heads/body into a symmetrical triangle is one grouping, but there is also an opposite one between the child and the two lower women’s head, and with the shape of the child’s bed. This photograph by Henry Jackson demonstrate various Gestalt laws. Combinations – “Three North American Indian Women ” by Henry Jackson.This decisive moment become the decisive distance as it invites the viewer to complete the jump. The reason it is so compelling is that he is suspended in air just before his outstretched heal touches the water. This is one of Henri Cartier Bresson’s most famous pictures which shows a man leaping over a large pool of water in a flooded street with his reflection in the water. Place de l’Europa, 1932” by Henri Cartier Bresson The eye does not have a dominate feature such as a face or breast to focus on, and so is forced to follow the line, The reason why this photograph is so compelling is that our eye traces her form as one long continuos line due to the way she tilted her head away and her positioning of her arms and legs. This is a photograph of his wife Charis, which has an alternative title of ‘Charis Santa Monica’. Continuity – “Nude 1936” by Edward Weston.For a non religious person, then the bars can be seen as representing a prison. When the view makes this connection, it enable the photograph to take on a deeper meaning and emotional response. The rail can be seen as the cross and the long hair, tilted neck, and half naked limp posture help to complete the image. This photograph by Bruce Davidson of a boy in Harlem New York create such a big impact because of its similarity to Jesus on the cross. Symmetry – ‘Untitled” by Bruce Davidson -East 100th Street Although August Sanders was probably not fully aware of all these points when he pressed the shutter, he no doubt knew these Gestalt laws sub consciously. The man on the left has a number of other differences such as the angel of his cane, his cigarette and angle of his hat – which all draw you into the picture. There is also variation in ‘proximity’ which helps keep the composition from loosing its interest as it provide visual syntax. All three ‘objects’ are similar in form but slightly different in size which gives perspective and depth to the image. Similarity of Shape – ‘Jungbauern Westwald- Young Farmers” by August Sander 1914Īugust Sander created a very interesting composition of these three farmers.The assignment will studies 5 photographs from various famous photographers to illustrate some of the Gestalt laws, and these are:. So far I have concluded that it is very difficult to do an assignment that consciously focuses exclusively on finding Gestalt images, – it is more a ‘Destination’ to use a Ralph Gibson phrase. Theres are three supporting blogs which provide background to this assignment in addition to this one and they are:. It will also briefly explore the Pragnanz and Zeigarnik effects in terms of how they relate to Gestalt, and whether a photographer consciously thinks about these laws when composing a shot. This section will discuss why Gestalt laws are important within art and photograph as well as the importance of getting the balance right between a boring picture and one that is too complex. I have selected 4 images from my portfolio of Gestalt pictures – three of which were chosen because they resembled Gestalt in its purest form, and the final image which stretches the Gestalt laws into a new field – that of multiple images It builds on my previous blog, which explored the different laws of Gestalt, and ends by extending the definition of Gestalt to include collages. This is uplifting in that we are free to experiment and develop our photographic ideas, and daunting because we have no ‘benchmark’ to determine how good/bad our efforts have been until they have been assessed.įor this assignment, I have chosen to looks at Gestalt within photographs and examines some of the principles found in the works of famous photographers before examining it within my own work. This blog is intended to act as an essay/note plan for a formal submission of assignment 1 and is subject to change SummaryĪssignments at level 3 are different in that they are intentionally very open – which means that it is up to us to interpret the task and design a response to it.
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