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What is the Meaning of Shape? - Gestalt Theory

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Pinna, <strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Meaning</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Shape</strong>?<br />

Sidedness and pointedness can also be accentuated in <strong>the</strong> two grids with <strong>the</strong><br />

same geometrical shape as shown in Fig. 8. Again, <strong>the</strong> single elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> grid<br />

(each single inner diamond shape) and <strong>the</strong> global shape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> grid are perceived<br />

as rotated squares or diamonds by virtue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> accentuation <strong>of</strong> sidedness or<br />

pointedness.<br />

Fig. 8 Rotated squares or diamonds in both <strong>the</strong> components and <strong>the</strong> whole grids<br />

These results suggest that <strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> an object depends on its inner properties,<br />

on <strong>the</strong>ir accentuation due to o<strong>the</strong>r elements (d<strong>is</strong>k or empty circles) present in<br />

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