In the inaugural article of this series, I closed by saying art is not nonsense. It really is not. Now I must convince you, if you are not already in my camp, of precisely this. As a former secondary ...

The arrangement of elements in a composition can create balance or imbalance. Three key ways to create balance are through symmetry, asymmetry and radial symmetry. Proportion describes the ...

Balance is a necessity of art, as in life. Without it, we feel off-kilter. As we begin to consider the Principles of Art, let’s do so by first considering balance and then emphasis. Balance in art ...