Unity: Continuation/Continuity

Both of these are great examples of continuation as well as continuity. In both pieces Picasso utilizes continuation by having most of the subjects share lines with each other or the background, basically continuing lines throughout the piece without distinguishing where the line of one thing starts and another ends. Together these pieces display continuity because even though they are so different in subject matter, they are extremely similar as far as the elements and principals that he uses in them, they are stylistically the same.

Joie De Vivire:

Artist: Pablo Picasso

Year Produced: 1946

Medium: Oil on canvas

Source: http://www.pablopicasso.org/joie-de-vivre.jsp

Guernica:

Artist: Pablo Picasso

Year Produced: 1937

Medium: Oil on canvas

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_%28painting%29

Unity: Proximity

This piece is a good example of unity through proximity. This would have been a much less interesting and unified piece if the circles in his piece had been scattered around instead of grouped in similar locations. By using proximity, he creates focal points and larger objects out of the smaller ones, creating more interest.

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky

Title of Work: Several Circles

Year Produced: 1926

Medium: Oil on canvas

Source: http://arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/kandinsky_retrospective/kandinsky_gugg_0910_25.htm

Unity: Repetition

Artist: Ugo Rondinone
Title of Work: Clockwork for Oracles
Year Produced: 2011
Medium: Mirrors, newsprint
Source: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/new-contemporary-galleries/featured-artists-and-works/ugo-rondinone/

This piece effectively utilizes repetition to create a very spectacular sight. Though varying, the repetition of the rectangles on the wall creates a very unified, impactful piece. If it were many different shapes, I don’t think it would have the eye-catching power as it does now.

This is another good example of repetition used effectively. In this piece, he repeats nearly the same slice of cake over and over which creates a definite sense of unity. However, he manages to create interest in such perfect repetition by painting the viewpoint from an interesting angle as well as adding a dramatic shadow.

Artist: Wayne Thiebaud

Title of Work: Boston Cremes

Year Produced: Unlisted

Medium: Oil on canvas

Source: http://timeisart.org/?p=136

Unity: Variety

Artist: karlita-giulia
Title of Work: PATTERN FEELS WORK
Year Produced: Unlisted
Medium: Digital
Source: http://karlita-giulia.deviantart.com/art/PATTERN-FEELS-WORK-201591502

This piece has an extreme amount of variety in it through the colors, shapes, line, ect. Even though there is so much variety it all seems to come together in an interesting piece. This is possibly because even though there is so much variety, there is slight repetition in the figures, as well as having a similar color palette (all bright colors) which gives it an overall unified feel.

This is another good example of having variety in a unified piece. Though all of the subjects are cakes, in order to create interest, he adds great variety between them as far as size, coloring, and a few other factors. This adds enough variety for the piece to be interesting, but it is still repetitive enough to be unified.

Artist: Wayne Thiebaud
Title of Work: CakesYear Produced: 1963Medium: Oil on canvasSource: http://www.creativityfuse.com/2010/12/wayne-thiebaud-cake-paintings/wayne-thiebaud-cakes-1963-oil-on-canvas/

Unity: Harmony

Artist: Arpad Radoczy
Title of Work: Isolated,reflection,harmonious scene from sea stones
Year Produced: Unlisted
Medium: Photography
Source: http://www.123rf.com/photo_6323220_isolated-reflection-harmonious-scene-from-sea-stones.html

This is a good example of harmony. The repetition of the stones simple shape creates a clean, harmonious piece. The reflection of the rocks in the water also continue this.

This is another good example of harmony. Throughout the piece you have the repetition of smooth, circular shapes, as well as the general stone texture. This gives  the piece a simplified feeling as well as being very unified.

Source: http://canielewicz.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/1111867436harmony-520_500.jpgMedium: Photography