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 ...

In our final discussion regarding the Principles of Design, let us turn to unity and variety first and to contrast second. When we talk about unity in art, we are talking about the same concept that ...

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. Emphasis Emphasis is what makes part ...

Wölfflin in Germany / Horst Bredekamp -- Wölfflin's Swiss legacy / Oskar Bätschmann -- Formalist dissent: why did the Vienna school ignore Wölfflin's Principles? / Hans Aurenhammer -- Wölfflin in the ...