Transcript Radial Design & Symmetry

Radial
Design
&
Symmetry
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Symmetry is where one part of an image is
balanced or mirrored by the other side.
radial, radiate, and radial balance - Radial
means anything of, relating to, or arranged like
rays.
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This means images which
seem to start in the center
and move outwards in all
directions simultaneously.
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A star, the iris around your
eyes, a wheel with spokes,
and a daisy (among many
other plant forms) are
examples of radial balance.
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Nature contains an abundance of radial
symmetry and balance, from plants to water
swirling down the drain.
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Artists also have used symmetry, from old
cathedral windows …
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…to watermelons!...
As an artform, radial
symmetry is commonly
found in the works of
mandalas, such as the
sacred sand paintings by
Tibetan monks.
From all the artistic traditions
of Tantric Buddhism, that of
painting with colored sand,
ranks as one of the most
unique and exquisite. In
Tibetan this art is called dultson-kyil-khor, which literally
means "mandala of colored
powders." Millions of grains
of sand are painstakingly laid
into place on a flat platform
over a period of days or
weeks. When finished, to
symbolize the impermanence
of all that exists, the colored
sands are swept up and
poured into a nearby river or
stream where the waters
carry the healing energies
throughout the world.
Mandala painting has inspired contemporary artists to create many of
their own radial images.
These are by an artist known as Aya.
Kike Sven
Toni Arnon