AHS 100 Chapter 1.6: Unity, Variety, Balance
14 Sep 2016
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Unity the imposition of order and harmony on a design. Sense of visual harmony that separates the work of art from the relative chaos of the surrounding world. The oneness or organization of similarities between elements that make up a work of art. Conceptual unity: cohesive expression of ideas within a work of art, artist can communicate this by selecting images that conjure up a single notion. Variety the diversity of different ideas, media, and elements in a work. Unity is about repetition and similarity as well as uniqueness and diversity. Using variety to unify: artist can create visual harmony even while using a variety of different shapes, colors, values, or other elements. Refers to the distribution of elements, whether unified or varied, within a work. Parts of a work of art can have visual weight, or impact and these need to be balanced to achieve visual equilibrium.
