After walking around campus, this water sculpture in front of the Eccles building stood out to our group. Here are the Gestalt principles we found that apply:
Law of Pregnanz (Beaux): Reality is organized or reduced to the simplest form. On an individual basis, the sculpture is composed of a bunch of smaller shapes: squares, rectangles, elongated ovals, etc. On the other hand, the object is composed as a triangle/pyramid while comprising of many smaller shapes.
Law of Continuity (Markee): Lines are interpreted as following the path of least resistance. If you look at this sculpture closely, the lines flow with the way the water is flowing. The water flows off of the sculpture and down into a drain in a simple and easy manner.
Law of Similarity (Anthony): The definition for the law of similarity states that items that are similar are grouped together. The cement squares that make up the triangle are closely grouped into a triangle shape. Also, they are typically grouped together for a purpose, and that purpose might be for complex design. The similarities from the architecture of the design are similar to the architecture of the Eccles building itself.
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