es of a composition, weak-ness or want of stability and force at the springingrenders the whole limp and lifeless. In his distribution of the radial lines the artistcarefully avoids an equal-sided and geometricallysymmetrical arrangement, seeking to obtain varietyand balance at the same time. The… … LINEAL COMPOSITION (figure 2) fingers of the human hand, or in the lobes of aleaf of conventional foliage, is exemplary of thismanner of harmonious distribution employed.The central line of a composition must rise verti-cally at its base, and in the most ancient form ofthe art, called the Rikkwa,…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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