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Balance: The White House And The Holy Place

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Balance in art and in other subjects has a few different, indirect meanings but one meaning that could ultimately unify the word is that it allows something to remain in a steady position. In art, balance can generally be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Symmetrical balance is easy to view because both sides of the work can be considered the same; if one were to “fold” the piece then it would match perfectly because one side of the piece is the same as the other side of the piece. For example, the white house and The Holy Place all depict symmetrical balances. Meanwhile, asymmetrical balances are a bit more difficult to comprehend because many people tend to have issues with interchangeably thinking balance means symmetric. A work of art, such
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