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What is Gestalt?

Tortilla with a man's face on it that looks like traditional images of Jesus

Gestalt is a general description for the concepts that make unity and variety possible in design. It is a German word that roughly translates as "whole" or "form." Gestalt theory is involved with visual perception and the psychology of art among other things. It is concerned with the relationship between the parts and the whole of a composition.

 

 

 

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