I feel symmetry is not oniy 1:1 but 2:2 and so on , each one a little
different, relatative
to each one of us.
mando
On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Michael Brady wrote:
On Jun 2, 2008, at 6:30 PM, William Conger wrote:
I think we like symmetry because it reflects our own
bodies. But we often like asymmetry more because it
suggests movement and action.
Symmetry is the ratio of identity, 1:1. It's parity, equivalence,
accord. It's easily perceived, it doesn't involve subtle
proportions. It's rational (in the Renaissance use), and it can
expand readily to other ratios: 1:2, 1:3, etc. Symmetry is stable,
which is why it is a widely used principle in hieratic
compositions, e.g., Christ Judging, the ruler enthroned, etc.
Asymmetry is unbalance, disequilibrium, disparity, discord.
Unbalance and disequilibrium generate motion, flow, restoration,
recentering ... i.e., movement and action.
Cheerskep spoke of the "statisfaction" of the completed chord. A
good term: satisfaction is an appetite word. It is a completion, a
filling up, a restoring of the disequilibrium of emptiness, void,
paucity.
Symmetry "satisfies" by reflection.
BTW, I lost the original message with the web link to the story
about abstraction. Can someone repost it?
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