Asymmetry: The Two Sides Are Never the Same

A deliberately asymmetrical Art Nouveau composition. One side of a piece of furniture is taller than the other, the pattern of a railing is completely different in its left and right sections, the frame of a mirror is particularly thick at the top edge and almost disappears at the bottom edge. These asymmetries are not arbitrary, but imitate the natural growth of plants: the side facing the light grows more luxuriantly. The overall composition remains balanced. Avoid: making the composition mirror-symmetrical, making the asymmetry too drastic and losing balance, using regularly repeating patterns, making the differences between the two sides look like mistakes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個刻意不對稱的新藝術構圖。一件家具的兩側高度不同、一道欄杆的花紋在左右兩段完全不同、一面鏡子的框在上緣特別厚而下緣幾乎消失。這些不對稱不是隨意的,而是模仿植物自然生長的結果:朝光的一側長得比較繁茂。整體仍然是平衡的。避免:讓構圖左右鏡像對稱、把不對稱做得過於劇烈失去平衡、使用規則重複的圖案、讓兩側的差異看起來像失誤。