1. Balance

2. Symmetrical Balance A form of balance achieved by the use of identical elements and/or colors on either side of a real or imaginary dividing line. This is usually the least interesting type of balance. HorizontalVerticalDiagonal

3. Victor Vasserely Untitled

5. Pablo Picasso Bull’s Head

6. Victor Vasserely Untitled

7. Approximate Symmetry A type of balance that uses similar elements and/or colors on either side of a real or imaginary dividing line.

8. Grant Wood American Gothic

9. Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup

10. Vincent van Gogh Wheatfield

11. Wayne Thiebaud Pie Counter

12. Radial Balance A type of balance that uses elements distributed around a center point or arranged in a circular pattern.

13. Jasper Johns Target

14. Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty

15. Asymmetrical Balance (Not symmetrical) A type of balance in which the elements are different from one side to another. This type of balance uses contrasts in size, shape and color to achieve balance. This is usually the most interesting type of balance.

16. Vincent van Gogh Starry Night

17. Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

18. Frederick Remington The Scout

19. Salvidor Dali The Persistence of Memory

20. Roy Lichtenstein Wham!

21. David Hockney Mother

22. Elements The basic parts of a work of art. Examples include color, shape, line, texture, and space.

23. Composition The placement or arrangement of the elements in a work of art.

24. Media, Medium The materials used by an artist to create a work of art. Examples include paint, plaster, bronze, pencils, wood, and crayons.

25. Subject Matter The person, place or things represented in a work of art.

26. Organic Shapes Shapes made of irregular or curved lines or shapes that might be found in nature.

27. Geometric Shapes Shapes made of straight lines or shapes found in geometry. Squares, triangles, circles, pentagons, etc.