Activity #3 (Creative Notebook)


The two main balances that are described within the text are symmetrical balance and asymmetrical balance. The term balance is a measure of visual weight within a composition. In any given work, symmetrical and asymmetrical balance are considered one of the most basic and fundamental aspects within the core principles of design. The former, symmetrical balance or formal balance, offers an apparent or implicit line of vertical symmetry within a work. Thus the work may be considered a mirror image or just appear congruent as in Bergognone "The Assumption of the Virgin" 1936 Oil and gold on wood.




The latter, asymmetrical balance or informal balance, does not contain a true line of symmetry, although it allows feelings of equality and thus satisfies the desire for a balanced work as in Hendrick Avercamp, "Scene with a Tower to the Left" 1620 Pen with brown ink with watercolor and black chalk on laid paper.