Emphasis by Isolation

Many artists attempt to portray anomalies in their artwork in order to create a unique, captivating image. Oftentimes, however, it is only a single anomaly that makes the biggest statement. In the image below, by simply adding a single girl in the midst of a line of mannequins, the art piece conveys the idea/concept of conformity. The blank look on her face seems to connotate conformity with robotic, mechanical thinking; perhaps a form of brainwashing. Stewart (2012) describes why anomalies are so appealing to an audience, "Because we seek to connect the verbal and visual information we are given, a mismatched word or an isolated object immediately attracts attention".

Balance

Balance is an integral component of healthy functioning in life. The whole biological mechanism of homeostasis is concerned with maintaining balance within our bodies. The concept of Yin and Yang is concerned with maintaining not only psychological balance but societal balance. The artist of the picture below used the same bird, but through the use of balance, created a captivating contrast between the simple colors of white and black. The bird is both the same, and opposite, simultaneously. Stewart (2012) would describe the below image as a perfectly symmetrical balance. "The resulting form generally is physically and visually stable".  Perhaps the artist did this on purpose, but the resulting image looks strikingly similar to the Yin and Yang symbol.