1. What is a Composition?
• In the visual arts, composition means, “the
placement or arrangement of visual elements
in a work of art”
• Confusing? Let’s look at the dictionary
definition for help: “the act of combining parts
or elements to form a whole”
– Other examples: music (sounds arranged to make
a song) and bread (flour, salt, butter, and other
ingredients make a loaf of bread)
2. Types of Composition
• Compositions may be symmetrical,
asymmetrical, or radial in nature.
• Let’s take a look at these different types of
balance.
• Now, let’s see if we can identify different types
of balance in artwork.