The other day, whilst twirling my hair and evaluating what is a 'balanced looking thing', I realized that not only is;
Colour; high/low chroma
Shade;dark/light
texture; smooth/rough
Shape; defined/organic
Shine; gloss/matte
Details; fine/sparse
Repetition; pattern/unique
But softness/hardness must be added to the list!
Interestingly, it was when observing a fur item next to a studded leather item in a second hand store.
But to balance the solid sense of the stud metal, the fur was complementary by exhibiting the polarity of the two, making the leather a kind of middle ground,-and yet if leather were on a pair of canvas shoes, the leather would be the solid limit...
I wonder how long this list will reach..?
