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Beauty is due more to harmonious relationships among the elements themselves.
Put on your favorite pants, sharpest shirt , and coolest jacket without regard for their coordination. Then walk down the street and try not to get laughed at.
Build a car out of the most beautiful features of the most stunning cars ever made see if your friends will be seen in it with you.
Create a dream lover out of body parts from your favorite Hollywood hotties. see if you’re as turned on by the sum of the parts as were by the previous wholes.
It’s the dialogue of the pieces, not the pieces themselves, that creates aesthetic success
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An appreciation for asymmetrical balance is considered by many demonstrate a capacity for higher-order thinking
Whether creating a static or dynamic composition, an artist usually seeks to achieve balance. Balance is inherent in a symmetrical composition, but asymmetrical composition can be either balanced or unbalanced. Consequently, asymmetry tends to require a more complex and sophisticated understanding of wholeness.