Understanding Symmetry and Asymmetry
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CULTURAL ACTIVITY DRAWING
CAMILA ANDREA BARRIOS SALCEDO
POPULAR UNIVERSITY OF CESAR
VALLEDUPAR
GROUP 04
2020
SYMMETRY
Symmetry is the term used for the exact correspondence that is verified in shape,
the size and position of the parts of an object considered as a whole is
to say that an image is symmetric when divided vertically, both
parts are exactly the same.
Symmetry, as such, is a concept related to various disciplines such as geometry,
the drawing, graphic design, architecture and other arts. Likewise, we can
find sciences such as biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
The idea of symmetry has historically been associated in almost all cultures.
with the idea of balance and harmony. If we look around us, we find
a number of objects symmetrical with respect to a certain axis, the idea of
symmetry is associated with mirrors, the reflected image is symmetrical with respect to the
A mirror is also a good tool for checking if a figure
it is symmetrical with respect to an axis, for this, if we place a mirror on a
determined axis and we obtain the total image we can say that this figure is
symmetric with respect to that axis.
In the drawing, the conception of symmetry comes in the five main symmetries, to the
what is called rotational symmetry, translational symmetry, enlargement symmetry,
folding symmetry and bilateral symmetry; with these, it is possible to achieve a
equivalence in the repetitive lines within a graphic representation.
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY:
We say that a flat figure has rotational symmetry when we can find
a center (called a rotation center) so that if we rotate the entire figure
a certain angle (greater than or equal to 0º and less than 360º), the rotated figure coincides with
the original figure.
TRANSLATIONAL SYMMETRY:
The symmetry of translation refers to when a figure coincides exactly with the
original when moved to a given distance in a given direction. The symmetry
Translation only exists for infinite patterns. When working with a pattern
finished, it is understood that the symmetry of translation would only be true if the pattern
to continue indefinitely.
EXPANSION SYMMETRY:
In this symmetry, the central figure is super important, since that's where it goes.
detaching the same image but larger, and so on until
whatever you want. This is a type of symmetry in which the origin is the center and it goes
enlarging the figure, and the form is growing; The parts of the plane are extending from
center outwards, enlarging its size.
FOLDING SYMMETRY:
The symmetry of reflection consists of the original image and the same image repeated.
but rotated 180 degrees, usually below the original to appreciate the effect.
This symmetry is like a type of shadow but in the opposite direction and the image is
it displaces in the same way but with a 180° turn as previously mentioned.
BILATERAL SYMMETRY:
Bilateral symmetry, also called sagittal plane symmetry, is that condition
of a structure according to which it is divided into two equal halves. They are usually
right and left halves and are mirror images of each other (like the reflection
in front of a mirror).
ASYMMETRY
Asymmetry is the opposite of symmetry. As such, we can define it as the lack of
of correspondence or balance between the shape, size, and position of the parts
of a whole. Thus, asymmetry manifests as the lack of equivalence between
the features that shape the appearance of an object or figure.
An asymmetric composition is one where one part weighs more than the others.
Most of the time it can be established that this inequality is established with
regarding an axis perpendicular to the parts. If the asymmetry has only one axis, it is
two-dimensional, if it has three or more it is three-dimensional, four-dimensional or
multidimensional, etc.
In art and design, asymmetrical compositions tend to be more striking and offer
better results than the symmetrical ones. Some reasons are:
Asymmetry allows for more freedom of composition and organization.
hierarchically the elements.
It allows for establishing balance games between the highlighted part and the rest.
the composition.
Symmetrical compositions tend more easily towards monotony.
Asymmetrical designs often arouse more interest from the viewer.
Asymmetry does not imply imbalance, only inequality. Its opposite is the
symmetry.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Asymmetry is the variability that exists in a given space in several.
aspects, (position, size, orientation, and shape).
They have an inequality in their compositional weights.
An equilibrium is asymmetric when dividing a composition into two parts.
they are equal, the same dimensions do not exist in color, size, weight, etc., but
There is a balance between two elements.
Asymmetry conveys restlessness, tension, dynamism, joy, and vitality;
in this type of equilibrium, a large mass near the center is balanced by
another small one away from that.