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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: May-2005
Country: The Netherlands
Posts: 983
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Hi Ron,
Thank you for taking the time for your answer, I guess one could call it "visual weight" if the movement of the bonsai is to the right.
Then the "visual weight" of the tree will pull your eyes right along its trunk to the top.
But mirror the same bonsai arround, and the whole situation has changed, because of our tendesie to vieuw things from left to right in almost every situation , we will now see first the foliage of the tree and then our eyes will follow the trunk down to its pot.
But i am curious?.... do you agree with me that there is tandesy to vieuw things from left to right?
There were originely two photo"s atached to this artical with a mirrored bonsai, sadly this went all wrong (ill will try to post an other one now), but try it if you like with a nice photo off slanthing bonsai.
P.s
Allso nice is to look at the painthing of the "last meal" by Da Vinci or "the night watch"by Rembrandt, you will find that you Will look at it from left to right, at first glance and especialy when you are looking for details.
Looking forward to your thoughts
Best wishes,
Hans
[QUOTE=RonMartin]Loosely speaking I guess one could call the "left to right thing" visual weight. Although I am not sure it would be correct.
It is a means of forcing the viewers eye to the focal point of the composition. That focal point is usually 1/2 way up the trunk of the bonsai.
Visually certain things will capture the eye. These things can be balanced out to put the eye where the artist wants them to go.
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