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Symmetrical balance

  • precise correspondence of like elements on either side of a central axis
  • simplest to create; most religious works

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Absolute symmetry

  • each side of the composition is exactly the same
  • rare, mostly used in architecture

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Bilateral symmetry

  • each side of the composition is similar, but there are minor discrepancies between them

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Asymmetrical balance

  • dissimilar objects on either side of axis
  • equal visual weight/eye appeal
  • “informal”, casual way of obtaining balance

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Radial balance

  • radiates outward from central point (circular)
  • more common in nature

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Crystallographic balance (allover pattern)

  • constant repetition of same elements everywhere on surface

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Imbalance

  • isn’t balanced in any way
  • done on purpose most of the time

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Imperial Hotel Façade (Reconstruction)

Frank Lloyd Wright, 1923

  • absolute symmetry

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The Last Supper

Domenico del Ghirlandaio, 1480

  • bilateral symmetry

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Boston Common at Twilight

Childe Hassam, 1885-86

  • asymmetrical balance

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Interior of the Dome at Saint Peter’s Cathedral

Michelangelo, Vatican, Rome

  • radial balance

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Log Cabin Quilt, Pineapple Variation

  • Crystallographic balance/allover pattern

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Death of a Loyalist Soldier

Robert Capa, September 5, 1936

  • imbalance

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Focal point

  • what captures our attention; where artist wants us to look

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Emphasis by contrast

  • one element differs from all the others
  • interrupts overall pattern, catching our eye

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Emphasis by isolation

  • like element set off by itself

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Emphasis by scale (hieratic scale)

  • largest figure/person is the most important
  • common in early renaissance & early egyptian art

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Emphasis by placement

  • person/object at the center of the work is the emphasis/focal point

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Line-of-sight

  • if everyone is looking at a particular location, it will make you do the same
  • implied line

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Afocal

  • no focal point can be determined

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A Zebra

George Stubbs, 1763

  • emphasis by contrast

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The Agnew Clinic

Thomas Eakins, 1889

  • emphasis by isolation

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Enthroned Madonna and Saints

Giotto, c. 1305-10

  • emphasis by scale

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Feast in the House of Levi

Veronese, 1573

  • emphasis by placement

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Las Meninas

Diego Velazquez, 1656

  • afocal

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Scale/Proportion

  • deal w/ dimensions of art object in relation to other elements or some standard

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Repetition/Rhythm

  • using the same visual design over and over again within the same composition

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Unity

  • agreement that exists between elements in a design
  • created by repeating similar aspects within composition to create a visual harmony

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Pop Art

  • American art movement that originated in England, centered in NY
  • drew on popular culture as subject matter
  • response against abstract expressionism

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Daughters of Edward Darley Boit

John Singer Sargent, 1882

  • Scale & proportion

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The Gates of Hell/The Three Shades

Auguste Rodin, 1880-1917

  • Repetition

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Irises

Ogata Korin, c. 1705

  • Unity with variety