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This is just what it says it is. You're looking for things to "add up" in an artwork, for equal amounts of yin and yang, etc. Think in terms of equilibrium. Look for a center point or axis. And think of a seesaw. Part of the beauty of art is you can see the math behind it, if it follows convention. So, a small figure far from the axis would balance out a large figure close to the axis--just as a child at the end of a see saw would balance out an adult near the fulcrum. Only, in art, you must balance more than physical weight or size. For example, you must balance color and "depth." And you deal with balance of abstract to non-abstract. Bear in mind, balance is not always the goal of an artwork. Sometimes, imbalance is the goal, because it highlights some theme or message by increasing its "weight" or importance.

 

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AAA
ASSO
Abbozzo
Aboriginal art
Absidiole
Abstract Express...
Abstract art
Abstract express...Abstraction crea...
Abstraction geom...Abstraction lyri...Academic art
Academie des bea...Academisme
Academy figure
Academy of art
Acid art
Acrylic
Action art
Action painting
Aesthetic moveme...
Aestheticism
Affiches
African art
Agitprop
Alkyd
Alla Prima
Allegory
Allusion
Amber
American gothic
American regiona...American scene p...
Analytic art
Anamorphosis
Androgyny
Anthropomorphism
Anti art
Aquapasto
Aquatint
Arabesque
Armory show
Art Dictionary G...Art abstrait
Art and language
Art brut
Art cinetique
Art corporel
Art cybernetique
Art engage
Art feministe
Art figurative
Art for art's sa...Art informel
Art nouveau
Art pauvre
Art pompier
Art technologiqu...Art visuel
Arte cifra
Arte povera
Arts and crafts
Arts deco
Ashcan school
Assemblage
Asuka
Autobiographical...Automatism
Avantgarde
Azuchi
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