Variations of Symmetry

Drop a line down the center. Are both sides EXACTLY the same?

Artwork Example: Joseph Albers'

Composition with Yellow Square

Rationale:

Image is the same on
each side of the center line.

Drop a line down the center. Are both sides very similar or is the artwork populated nearly the same on both sides?

Artwork Example: Leonardo da Vinci's

Mona Lisa

Rationale:
Artwork is nearly

the same on
each side of the center line.

Drop a line down the center from top to bottom. Are both sides very different?

Artwork Example: Childe Hassam's

Boston Common's at Twilight

Rationale:

Artwork is very different on each side of the center line. The left side is more densely populated than the right side.

Find the center of the work of art. Do the objects in the composition radiate away from the center point?

Artwork Example: Rose Window, south transept, Chartres Cathedral

Rationale:

Artwork has a central point and objects in the composition radiate like spokes on a bicycle wheel to the outer edges.