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Distorted Symmetry

Posted: August 21, 2006 in art, design, pattern, Power, Symmetry

I like the Yin-Yang symbol. Simple. Powerful. Ultimate. To me though, the mirror effects are even more fascinating when they are not the exact reflections or inversions, but rather “tweaked evolutions” of the “source”. Repeated reflection-distortion cycles turn basic shapes into complex multidirectional “power signs.” Interestingly, they gain some “organic” qualities due to subtle additional [...]