asymmetry

Examples of asymmetry in the following topics:

• Rococo in French Decoration

  • Rococo salons are known for their elaborate detail, serpentine design work, asymmetry and predisposition to lighter, pastel, or gold-based color palettes.
  • Rococo salons are characterized by their elaborate detail, intricate patterns, serpentine design work, asymmetry, as well as a predisposition to lighter, pastel, and gold-based color palettes .
  • Rococo salons often employed the use of asymmetry in design, which was termed ‘contraste.'

• Compositional Balance

  • The opposite of symmetry is asymmetry.
  • Asymmetry is defined as the absence of, or a violation of, the principles of symmetry.
  • Examples of asymmetry appear commonly in architecture.
  • Although pre-modern architectural styles tended to place an emphasis on symmetry (except where extreme site conditions or historical developments lead away from this classical ideal), modern and postmodern architects frequently used asymmetry as a design element.

• Neoclassicism

  • The latter, with its emphasis on asymmetry, bright colors, and ornamentation is typically considered to be the direct opposite of the Neoclassical style, which is based on order, symmetry and simplicity.

• Rococo Architecture

  • Whilst the styles were similar, there are some notable differences between both Rococo and Baroque architecture, one of them being symmetry, since Rococo emphasized the asymmetry of forms, whilst Baroque was the opposite.

• Painting and Sculpture

  • As in painting, the themes of love and gaiety (often symbolized with cherubs) were reflected in sculpture, as were elements of nature, curving lines and asymmetry.

• Shoin Rooms

  • The asymmetry of the tokonoma and chigaidana pair, as well as the squared pillars, differentiated the shoin design from the contemporary Chinese design of the time, which preferred symmetric pairs of furniture and round pillars.

• The Tea Ceremony

  • Its original meaning indicates quiet or sober refinement, or subdued taste characterized by humility, restraint, simplicity, naturalism, profundity, imperfection, and asymmetry.

• The Enlightenment

  • Rococo architecture emphasizes grace, ornamentation, and asymmetry; Neoclassical architecture is based on the principles of simplicity and symmetry, which were seen as virtues in the arts of Rome and Ancient Greece, and were more immediately drawn from 16th century Renaissance Classicism.