Symmetry in gestalt

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a red and white silhouette of a mouse
Cat and mouse
the same square and rectangle are shown in this diagram
Gestalt Principles: Closure
Gestalt Principle of Symmetry- As opposed to seeing the components of the figure, the 2 diamonds overlapping, your eye sees the figure as a whole with a smaller diamond in the middle.
a black and white image of a horse's head in the shape of a yin symbol
Ying yang
a living room filled with lots of furniture and pictures on the wall above it's windows
Gestalt Principal of Symmetry. - everything in this room is symmetrical from every side. The straight lines of furniture arrangement, lighting fixtures, windows , wall hangings and furniture all have symmetry and nothing feels unbalanced in the room.
the invisible agent logo on a white background
anomaly
the house is painted green and has two red squares in front of it that are circled by white trim
Gestalt Principles and House Design
gestalt house example showing symmetry as a means of identifying a focal point. Objects that are symmetrical are favored as figures. Our mind pulls these out from an asymmetrical background. Perhaps this helps to explain the classicists love of symmetry in architecture. There is something innate in us that favors these forms.
the silhouette of a woman's head with her hands extended out to catch something
Positive and negative
a man's back is covered in tattoos with an image of a woman on it
Absolutely Amazing Tattoos - 30 Pics
symmetrical
the alphabet is made up of monsters and letters
typography
a black and white silhouette of a man's head in the shape of a vase
Ambiguity in art