Abstract Victor Vasarely's (1906–1997) important legacy to the study of human perception is
brought to the forefront and discussed. A large part of his impressive work conveys the
appearance of striking three-dimensional shapes and structures in a large-scale pictorial
plane. Current perception science explains such effects by invoking brain mechanisms for
the processing of monocular (2D) depth cues. Here in this study, we illustrate and explain
local effects of 2D color and contrast cues on the perceptual organization in terms of figure …

Abstract Victor Vasarely's (1906-1997) important legacy to the study of human perception is
brought to the forefront and discussed. A large part of his impressive work conveys the
appearance of striking three-dimensional shapes and structures in a large-scale pictorial
plane. Current perception science explains such effects by invoking brain mechanisms for
the processing of monocular (2D) depth cues. Here in this study, we illustrate and explain
the local effects of 2D color and contrast cues on the perceptual organization in terms of …