===== Proximity =====

**Proximity** is a [[gestalt|gestalt]] concept the refers to the visual tendency to group shapes together if they are close to each other. The group will generally be perceived as a single unit.


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Proximity is relative to the number of shapes and the context of the shapes. In this example, one would probably describe it as an image of two shapes (cones).\\ 
//It does not exhibit good proximity.// \\ 
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In this example, one would probably describe it as an image of two groups.\\ 
//It exhibits good proximity.// \\ 
(note: proximity does not require identical shapes, as in the group on the right)\\ 
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Proximity in grouping of houses.\\ 
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Groups of people based on proximity.\\ 
(note: there are more groups present than the two identified above)\\ 
<wrap lo>Theodore Gericault. //The Raft of the Medusa//. 1819.</wrap>\\