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peso
A dynamic effect in a picture created in the perception of the viewer. Rudolf arnheim describes weight and direction as the influences on the viewer’s perception of equilibrium in a picture, achieved generally through the judicious, artistic juxtaposition of lines, shapes, colors (in all their varying, attendant dimensions), figures or objects of psychological significance, and other elements of a picture.
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