Asymmetrical Balance In Art

Consider the painting The Railroad Bride, Argenteuil by Claude Monet. This artwork looks simple, but uses geometry and one point linear perspective. Monet uses a sense of opposition is created by the alternating rhythm of light to dark established by the bridge pillars and the color orange and blue in both water and smoke from the train above. The light and dark areas given the picture asymmetrical balance between the dark and light areas. Monet uses one point linear perspective to create the bride. He uses proportions in the relationship between the parts of the object and the whole object by using geometry. Monet uses grid like geometry. The wooden structure support under the bridge is the same overall structure of grid and diagonals. Other lines are the apparent in the two diagonals as well as opposing directional lines of the train and the boat. The smoke shows direction of the wind and that the boat is moving that way as well. The visual weight/balance of the sail boat is smaller than the bridge. I believe the focal point is the new bridge for the train and new travels was is focal point in the picture.

Balance is a way for shapes to be arranged. There are different types of balances in art. First lets start with symmetrical balance. Symmetrical balance is where the elements in a piece of artwork are given equal weight from an imaginary line in the middle, that way if it was cut in half, it would be equal on both sides. It’s near perfect symmetry and symmetrical balance is the most formal. Next is asymmetrical balance. Asymmetrical balance to me doesn’t necessarily mean symmetry. Asymmetrical balance is where different elements are placed scattered throughout the piece of artwork. Asymmetrical balance is the most informal as to how balance occurs. Although,

“Woman Holding a Balance” has so much to interpret as far as depth and space through the form and structure of the artwork. This piece of art is formed from blue, gray, white, and yellow colors giving it a harmonious act to it. Vermeer created this piece of art as a woman holding a balance with her right hand. As we analyze this painting starting off from the top left portion, there is a window with light entering the space to which this woman is in. The window is covered by a yellow curtain. Next to the window is a dark, framed mirror, which is close to a black color. Underneath the mirror, Vermeer painted a table with gray and yellowish pearls laid down over it. There is also a dark blue piece of cloth resting on the top left portion of the table. Right in front of the table we have the woman holding the scale, and she is wearing a blue and white jacket with a hoodie that gently falls over to the sides of her head. In addition, on the far back part of the painting, right behind the woman, Vermeer painted “The Last Judgment”. “The Last Judgement” shows Christ with his arms extended on judgment day with people looking up at him from beneath. All this, as far as the window, table, pearls, woman,

The piece is pretty balanced, it is more or less partitioned into four parts by the strong horizontal line in the middle and the road meeting with the edge of the forest vertically, the lighter areas in the top right and bottom left,

Principle of design is shown through the artist 's use of various elements in his work of art. In this painting balance, proportion, emphasis, variety, and unity are all exemplified. The balance is not to even but leans more to the left. I believe it leans more to the left because there is more going on in that area than on the right side. Proportion and emphasis is greatly shown through the goddess Venus and her hunter Adonis because they stand out the most. Through the use of the brush, Titian represents them as three dimensional.

We must also deduce whether the balance is symmetrical or asymmetrical. If one splits the painting in half, one can see it is not completely balanced. You have more “weight” on the right-hand side than you do on the left. However, regarding art, it is balanced. Even though there are more objects on the right, the values of the bright white shirt give it a sense of equal distribution. This uneven, yet balanced proportion of the art tells the viewer that it is asymmetrical. It is asymmetrical because it is unequally distributed, yet it is still

All the parts of the painting are perceived to belong together. The painting is balanced; every part of the composition feels equal on all parts. Because the painting is balanced, a sense of calmness and security is demonstrated. Through the painting, there appears to be little

The relationship in the painting between the mother and daughter give it a definite asymmetrical balance and maybe a little radial balance. A radial balance because of their eyes being the central focus, then the faces, then the holding of each other, then where they are placed on the canvas, and then the bench and the landscape. The colors used by the painter, also creates balance with in the picture. The wine colored dress of the mother, red sash of the daughter’s dress, ruby lips, and the rosy cheeks give a warm feeling to the central focus of the mother and daughter. The cool color of the sky is the same as the women’s eyes as well as the trees and green on the mother’s dress. These balances give unity or a unifying feeling to the painting, especially between the mother and daughter.

The last art principle in this painting is balance. The balance is asymmetrical, a common balance of Rococo style. Two sides of the painting are not identical. Julie’s body is mostly on the left side of the painting. The background is also

The vase's design elements, include composition, color, texture, proportion, scale, contrast, balance, and rhythm. These elements make the vase more appealing to the eye and contribute to its beauty.

Balance in Raphael, The School of Athens is all in the front of the painting. From the left and right everyone is looking or in the direction of the two men in the middle of the painting. The two men in the middle are Plato and Aristotle. Plato on the left is carrying his Timaios, and Aristotle is holding the Ethics. The emphasis of the allusion form the long hallway behind everyone, makes the building seem very large. It makes it look as it goes on forever.

The compositional lines drawn by the right woman’s arm and the gust of wind coming from the mouth of the figure on the right help to draw the viewer’s attention to the center. The figures are also spread out across the very front of the painting where they fill the flat space that is there. The compositional arrangement of the figures flow from the outside of the painting inward to the center which is the focus of the painting. The compositional arrangement of the figures with clear compositional lines create clear center focused work of art. Botticelli and Titian use the same ideas of color and light but in different ways with Botticelli using it to create a single soft and light tonality as

The artist creates color harmonies and contrasts throughout the whole peace which gives it a strange balance overall.

The School of Athens uses many distinct elements of art to form itself into what is seen today. First, there is the use of lines. More specifically, vertical lines used to form the arch ways of the background. This gives the painting a feeling of depth in an otherwise flat canvas. Second, Raphael used the element of shape to define the walls and people included in the artwork. Third, the use of three-dimensional space is shown through out the use of arches and distance.

Butterflies are a very good example of symmetrical balance. If you draw a line down the middle of the butterfly each side looks like a mirror image of the other side. They also have focal point because of the colors of their wings. The bright striking different colors make them stand out in the