August 30, 2012 - Gestalt

Gestalt was very unique in his artworks, and he is probably one of my favorite artists to study. The ways in which he uses several different principles in his artwork is quite remarkable. Above, the panda represents a Gestalt principle because of the unity of the photograph. The black parts are simply shapes that are brought together to from the structure of a panda around the white background; however, there is really no definition of a panda there. It is simply our brain that fuses the two together into one picture. 

August 28, 2012 - David Smith

Above is an example of David Smith's artwork. He was a very unique artist and produced many phenomenal pieces of work. This picture is interesting to me due to the fact that it is out in the open environment with the open backdrop of the buildings behind it. In a sense, it just belongs in the position that it is in.