GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY

so the general gist of gestalt psychology, is that our mind is smart. our minds can put things together even when the objects do not connect, "that the whole is different than the sum of the parts, (wikipedia answered the phone when i called)"it goes on to talk about the "form-forming" capability of our minds/senses.

the key sub-points of Gestalt Psychology:

emergence-when looking at an image, sometimes it can become difficult to see the object while looking at
the individual parts. but looking at the object as a whole can produce the object differently
than if we had been looking for all of the different parts and adding them together. haha if that
makes any sense

reification-illusory contours, we see, for example, outlines that are not connected physically, but we look between them and see the object at hand...in other words, we connect the points and find the final product

multistability-the tendency of ambiguous perceptual experiences to pop back and forth unstably between two or more alt. interpretations. i didnt phrase that.

invariance-objects recognized despite change in rotation/perspective

pragnanz-(german for "conciseness") we order our experiences in a manner that is regular, orderly, symmetric, and simple. "Gestalt Laws"

Gestalt Laws
a. law of closure
b. law of similarity
c. law of proximity
d. law of symmetry
e. law of continuity
f. law of common fate

on an unrelated note, i just heard the band spoon
for the first time. i liked it.
and wilco is really talented
and the new thrice album is incredible
the glorious unseen record is probably the most real/encouraging thing i have heard lately