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MortalAnonymous said:
The eyeball likes symmetry. The brain likes balance. It's always trying to sort things rigidly. But art is about breaking the rules. To quote my favorito old atuação teacher, "asymmetry is sexy". The vision is intrigued por asymmetry because it's NOT what it wants, and finds it, in fact, sexy.
Now, there's also a LOT of symmetry in nature, so saying someone couldn't think of what to put on another side is kind of unfair. Even beautiful snowflakes are guilty of two kinds of symmetry, and most animals, including humans, have symmetrical bodies.
Symmetry is used to balance a picture visually, and when talking structural or basic design, symmetry is often the best way to go. Slide, turn, and flip symmetry give us efficiency. It's all around us! Windmills, ferris wheels, picture frames, skyscrapers, fences: all use symmetry. It can be a useful tool, but again, art is about breaking the rules, and por breaking them, we can create impractical but gorgeous imagery. Just don't forget that both can be equally lovely.
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