BALANCE

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BALANCE

• Creating a design that is eye pleasing!

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What is the structure?
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What is the structure?
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What is the structure?
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Balance refers to a way of combining elements to
add a feeling of equilibrium or stability in a
work of art.
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There are fourtypes of balance in art

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Symmetrical or formal balance

• One side is exactly the same as the other side or
  the two halves of a work of art are mirror images
  of each other.
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Approximate symmetry

• This is when the work of art is almost
  symmetrical but not quite.

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Asymmetrical or informal

• This type of balance takes into account such
  qualities as hue, intensity, and value, in
  addition to size and shape.

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Radial

• Radial balance occurs when objects are
  positioned around a central point.

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How is the work balanced?

• Look at each of the following works of art and
  decide how they are balanced.
• Mark the balance worksheet with your answer
• S-Symmetrical
• AS-Approximate Symmetry
• A-Asymmetrical
• R-Radial

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Salvador Dali
Symmetrical or formal Approximate
symmetry Asymmetrical or informal Radial
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Salvador DaliThe Persistence of Memory

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Georgia OKeeffe-Poppies

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Marcel Duchamp
Nude Descending a Staircase

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Jan VermeerGirl With the Pearl Earring

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Jacob LawrenceStudy for the Munich Olympic Games

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Frida Kahlo

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Difficult Lesson by Bouquereau

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Claude Monet

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Pierre August Renoir

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Fernando Botero

• Symmetrical or formal
• Approximate symmetry
• Asymmetrical or informal
• Radial

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Try again!
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Texture and Pattern Vocabulary

• Texture-the way something feels, the surface
  quality of an object.
• Pattern-a repeating design.
• Relief-a type of sculpture in which forms project
  from the background.
• Balance-to place the elements of a design so that
  they please the eye or are aesthetically pleasing.