Activity #3: Test Post

Image No. 1: Asymmetrical Composition

Image No. 2: Symmetrical Composition

Test Post

What are the two main balances the text in Chapter 5 describes? Symmetrical and asymmetrical composition are the two main balances described in Chapter 5 in our textbook, "Living with Art" by Mark Getlein, Eighth Edition. New York, N.Y. Copyright 2008.

Image No. 2: This photo of an ancient building is an example of a "symmetrical composition" based on the fact that the object is "positioned in the center of the work" with "perfect balance on each side". It is "the most important point in the composition that draws your eye to the center" of the work.


Image No. 1: This Japanese Bonzai tree photo is an example of a "balanced asymmetrical composition" created in nature. It is "more difficult to achieve" by an artist as it 'must create a dynamic feeling often seen as less formal... and positioned further away from the center in order to maintain balance" of the work of art.

Gwendolyn Lane

WORKS CITED

1. Getlein, Mark. "Getlein's Living with Art" Eighth Edition. (New York, N.Y.) Copyright 2008. (pp. 121-147).

2. JPG Images located at URL: http://www.architype.net/image.php Architype.net (free image website)