More on Gestalt principles

I was wondering- one aspect of gestalt psychology and perception suggests we subconsciously simplify complex shapes and structures into more simple geometric forms. Aren't buildings like the Gherkin, despite their undeniable presence; their simplified geometric forms reduce the act of perceiving to a simple one dimensional visual process- fit for a postcard but nothing more!


"Gestalt is a psychology term which means "unified whole". It refers to theories of visual perception developed by German psychologists in the 1920s. These theories attempt to describe how people tend to organize visual elements into groups or unified wholes when certain principles are applied"


http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/tutorials/process/gestaltprinciples/gestaltprinc.html