Problem 1: What is the role of the axis in creating visual balance?
Problem 2: What does the viewer experience, if there's a lack of equilibrium in a composition?
Problem 3: Bilateral Symmetry is often used in Architecture... How does this mirroring and use of balance on both sides of the axis reinforce the subject (building)?
Problem 4: What is Asymmetrical balance? What are the three ways to achieve asymmetrical balance?
Problem 5: Regarding value and color- describe what is means to have visual weight. Then, explain how dark colors compare to bright colors?
Problem 6: Why would an artist want to use texture instead of smooth, flat color?
Problem 7: Why is the position of objects and where it directs our eyes so important in achieving visual balance?
Problem 8: Radial balance is a natural phenomena, in what do we usually see patterns like this in the natural world? Name two examples...
Problem 9: Mandalas are influenced by the inherent mathematical makeup of objects in the natural world, what are they used for in certain cultures?
Problem 10: What is Crystallographic balance?