Kochu Studio

Interactive study 09 / Balance

Quiet Face Counterweight Horizon

Find the point where the brass beam rests level and the painted profile of Quiet Face I becomes whole.

09 / Quiet Face I Weight too far left
A split painting on a tabletop balance The left half stays fixed on its stand. The right half tilts with the brass beam and meets the left half when the beam lies level.
Fixed half · Pivoting half Brass weight

The lever

Find level

Drag the brass weight or move the slider with the arrow keys. Watch the join as the beam settles.

Balance controls

Beam position

10.5° clockwise

The halves are apart. Move the weight right.