{"product_id":"elements-of-dynamic-symmetry","title":"Elements of Dynamic Symmetry","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eElements of Dynamic Symmetry\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJay Hambidge\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486217765\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDover Publications\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1967\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e176\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIs design intuitive or is it consciously and methodically worked out? Are there basic rules governing design that, when learned, will facilitate the creative process? These questions have been asked by artists, art historians, and art critics throughout the ages.\u003cbr\u003eConvinced that design was not purely instinctive, Jay Hambidge (1867-1924) spent much of his life searching for the technical bases of design. He found his answer in dynamic symmetry, one of the most provocative and stimulating theories in art history. Hambidge's study of Greek art convinced him that the secret of the beauty of Greek design was in the conscious use of dynamic symmetry -- the law of natural design based upon the symmetry of growth in man and in plants. But Hambidge, who was not only a theoretician but also a practicing artist, did much more than analyze classical art and its principles of design: he worked out a series of root rectangles that the artist, using the simple mathematics supplied in this book, can easily follow and apply in his own work.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published as a series of lessons in Hambidge's magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Diagonal, \u003c\/i\u003e this engrossing book explains all the basic principles of dynamic symmetry. Part I sets forth the fundamental rectangles with their simple divisions based on the proportioning law found in nature; Part II explains compound rectangles, many of which were taken from or suggested by analysis of objects of Greek art. \u003cbr\u003eWhether read for its historical importance in art theory, for its illuminating insights into Greek art, or for its practical value to today's artists and commercial designers, \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Dynamic Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e has much to offer anyone who is interested in the principle of design.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Elements of Dynamic Symmetry | Jay Hambidge | Paperback | 9780486217765 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks I 1754331","offer_id":49004842123416,"sku":"1754331","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71HujUstMbL.jpg?v=1778310226","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/elements-of-dynamic-symmetry","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}