SOL 835 MastCam - Bilateral Symmetry in 'Sculpted' Objects
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From Merriam-Webster:
"Symmetry in which similar anatomical parts are arranged on opposite sides of a median axis so that one and only one plane can divide the individual into essentially identical halves."
When I'm wandering through an art gallery that features sculpture, be they stone, metal, et cetera, I'm am most strongly drawn to the works that are symmetrical; those that are balanced in shape and form.
When I'm walking through the woods, or across a bare, rocky plain, I don't tend to see much 'side-to-side' (bilateral) symmetry.
The objects highlighted below make me think of nothing so much as a sculptor's workshop, after the shop has been destroyed, leaving behind the unfinished pieces.
