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Rubin's vase is an optical illusion in which the negative space around the vase forms the silhouettes of two faces in profile, a well-known example of figure-ground reversal by emphasizing that negative space. FedEx's logo displays an arrow between letters E and x. Not being in full silhouette, the effect is subtle and may not be noticed.
In visual art, horror vacui (Latin for 'fear of empty space'; UK: / ˌ h ɒ r ə ˈ v æ k j u aɪ /; US: /-ˈ v ɑː k-/), or kenophobia (Greek for 'fear of the empty'), [1] is a phenomenon in which the entire surface of a space or an artwork is filled with detail and content, leaving as little perceived emptiness as possible. [2]
The Rubin vase (sometimes known as Rubin's vase, the Rubin face or the figure–ground vase) is a famous example of ambiguous or bi-stable (i.e., reversing) two-dimensional forms developed around 1915 by the Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin.
White-ground vase painting often occurred in association with red-figure vase painting. Especially typical of this are kylikes with a white-ground interior and a red-figure exterior image. White-ground painting is less durable than black- or red-figure, which is why such vases were primarily used as votives and grave vessels.
Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria) An amphora (/ ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container [1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and ...
Gwen Stefani has something exciting blossoming soon.. The No Doubt rocker shared some exciting news with her fans on Wednesday, Sept. 18, revealing that her fifth studio album, titled Bouquet ...
An afterimage in general is an optical illusion that refers to an image continuing to appear after exposure to the original image has ceased. Prolonged viewing of the colored patch induces an afterimage of the complementary color (for example, yellow color induces a bluish afterimage).
Image credits: gwenstefani The pop star showed off her outfit—a black miniskirt, white T-shirt, a big fur coat, and matching knee-high boots—on Instagram.. It’s safe to say, her followers ...