Principle of Design: Balance Balance is the arrangement of elements to create feeling of equal distribution of visual weight throughout the composition. The composition does not feel heavy to the left, right, top or bottom. Asymmetrical balance is attained when the elements on either side of a vertical axis are different, but are place in the composition to create a feeling of equally distributed weights. Symmetrical balance occurs when identical elements are equally distributed on either side of a central axis. Both sides look the same. Radial Balance results from repeating identical or very similar elements around a central point like a bicycle wheel or a target. Artists to Meet 1. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) 2. Minnie Evans (1892-1987) 3. M.C. Escher (1898-1972) 4. John Thomas Biggers (1924 –2001) 5. Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) 6. Rafal Olbinski (b. 1943) 7. Robert Delaunay (1885-1941)
Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) paint on canvas
Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) paint on canvas
Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) paint on canvas
Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) paint on canvas
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) Installation photograph of paintings
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) paint on canvas
Hilma af Klint , (1862-1944) paint on canvas
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) paint on canvas
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) oil paint on canvas
Minnie Evans (1892-1987) pencil on paper
Minnie Evans (1892-1987) pencil on paper
Minnie Evans (1892-1987) pencil on paper
John Thomas Biggers (1924 –2001)
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
John Thomas Biggers (1924 –2001)
Rafal Olbinski (b. 1943)
Rafal Olbinski (b. 1943)
Rafal Olbinski (b. 1943)