Art and Visual Perception Summary; Balance

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Art and Visual Perception: Balance Measurements can be used to determine whether an object is placed at the centre of the paper or to determine the distance between the object and the edges. However this is not a practical method to use as by simply looking at the object, subconsciously one can notice that the object does not lie at the centre. This is done because the object and the paper are not seen as separate things but as a whole. Another important aspect that should be taken note of is the forces acting on the object. The fact that it does not lie in the centre gives us the impression that the object is being pulled away from the centre or wants to return to the centre again. When the object is placed at the centre we can say that the object is stable, and when placed away from the centre, unstable. This is an important aspect for architects and designers who seek precise measurements. In a square one can use a structural skeleton to show how an object in a square is affected by forces of hidden factors, and its effect as a whole. This effect has been tested by attaching magnetically a black disk on a white square to observe whether it experiences a force and how strong the force is. Any person that looks at a painting, psychologically experiences the pulls of the forces, even in the simplest drawing, this will be noted by the viewer. This principle becomes more complex when a second object is introduced in a drawing, for example two disks inside a square. At a distance it may seem as if the disks are attracting each other. This attraction depends on the size of the disks with relation to the square and the distance between them. The aspect of balancing the objects occurs in this situation as well because a disk on its own may seem unbalanced, but as a whole composition, a balanced effect occurs due to
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