In art there are 'tools' or design principles that become almost instinctive (as discussed in Mark Getlein's, 'Living with Art'). One of which, is balance. There are two types of balance. These two types of balance are symmetrical and asymmetrical. Here are a couple of examples:
Tim Noble and Sue Webster 'Dirty White Trash [With Gulls]', Year(?)
Here, in this piece, Tim Noble and Sue Webster use an asymmetrical balance to balance the visual weights of the two human figures projected, by the light, onto the canvas or wall. Though one could argue that this was actually a 'relieved' symmetrical balance, based on what one considered the picture plane in this piece.
Edward Burtynsky, Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, 2005
Edward Burtynsky, in this symmetrical piece or photograph, captures the massive, potential energy of the human will when coupled with focus. One could literally draw a sraight line down the center of the piece to observe how well the visual weight is balanced. One would also notice, from this one-pointed linear perspective, the human figures seem to become one with and vanish into the three-dimensional space in which they occupy.
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