A simple question

[burin]

 Which do you prefer and why?

a square

a vertical rectangle

a horizontal rectangle

Comments

[tikalibrian]

um, ... ... ... yes?

The answer lies in neither in the proportion nor the orientation, but rather in the Balance ;-)

http://www.serendipitypatchwork.com.au/Cotquilts/TechDreaming/td.JPG

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sgcbykaren.com/image/rectangles_in_rectangle.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sgcbykaren.com/gallery.asp%3Fid%3D2&usg=__2m6oF7OT4E_T7ClzDwMyH9eKO7A=&h=928&w=1531&sz=313&hl=en&start=470&tbnid=iqlBHmLjmAQwUM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drectangles%26start%3D460%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

http://stevecambronne.com/08_MARCH_SHELF_FRONT_MOD_RECTANGLES2005-04-01.JPG

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.searlesart.com/ScottsRectangle-jpg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.johnsearles.com/open_wall_sculpture.htm&usg=__PpBHeE4WjXPCNQd2lZnPpvSm8W4=&h=519&w=693&sz=45&hl=en&start=674&tbnid=5mLMz8P-SNGggM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=139&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drectangles%26start%3D660%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

[burin]

Wow! Once again, very thorough. :-) I lurve the shelf.

[tikalibrian]

You ask interesting thought provoking questions! And, I had a wonderful artistic happy-time basking in pretty pictures :)