1. How
does an artist create asymmetrical balance?
An asymmetrical piece
of art has distinctive art on both the right and left sides of the artwork. Asymmetrical
balance can be created with their visual weights. A large form also known as
the concentration of the art is balanced with two smaller forms. This causes
the large form in the center to become balanced with the smaller forms
surrounding it on the left and right.
In this picture we
can see asymmetrical balance through the contrasting of the dark colors (black
and blue) and the lighter color (white). The large form in this picture is the Yin
Yang. Both the left and right sides of the picture are balanced out with the
curvy worm like lines surrounding the Yin Yang. Therefore the curvy worm like
figures become the small forms.
2. Describe
several ways used to unify an artwork?
Unification in artwork
can be created through the repetition of similar shapes, the repetition in the
ordering of elements, as well as the repetition of warm colors and geometric
shapes.
In the picture above
we see unification with the repetition in the ordering of elements which in
this case are the green figures holding a head above their head. There is repetition
with the colors orange, green and white. There is also a repetition with the
letter “X” located on their shirts.
3. How
does scale change the meaning of artwork?
Small figures under a
larger figure can make the smaller figure seem heroic. An artwork larger than
the viewer creates a sense of wonder by the realism in which the artwork is
made. An artwork smaller than the viewer makes the viewer feel more powerful
than the figures in the sculpture and creates a sense of empathy.
The picture above is a sculpture
of a human head. Although the head is larger than the viewers there is still
some sense of realism because of how realistically the sculpture has been
sculpted. The human facial features are beautifully displayed.
