Radial Design

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Radial DesignSymmetry
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• Symmetry is where one part of an image is
  balanced or mirrored by the other side.

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• radial, radiate, and radial balance - Radial
  means anything of, relating to, or arranged like
  rays.

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• This means images which seem to start in the
  center and move outwards in all directions
  simultaneously.
• A star, the iris around your eyes, a wheel with
  spokes, and a daisy (among many other plant
  forms) are examples of radial balance.

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• Nature contains an abundance of radial symmetry
  and balance, from plants to water swirling down
  the drain.

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• Artists also have used symmetry, from old
  cathedral windows

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• to watermelons!...

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• As an artform, radial symmetry is commonly found
  in the works of mandalas, such as the sacred sand
  paintings by Tibetan monks.

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• From all the artistic traditions of Tantric
  Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand,
  ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In
  Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor,
  which literally means "mandala of colored
  powders." Millions of grains of sand are
  painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform
  over a period of days or weeks. When finished, to
  symbolize the impermanence of all that exists,
  the colored sands are swept up and poured into a
  nearby river or stream where the waters carry the
  healing energies throughout the world.

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Mandala painting has inspired contemporary
artists to create many of their own radial
images. These are by an artist known as Aya.
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Kike Sven
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Toni Arnon