Unity refers to how different elements of an artwork or design work come together and create a sense of wholeness. It can be achieved through proximity, simplicity, repetition and continuation.
Theodore Gericault, Robert Delauney, Constable and Andrea Mantegna’s works explore how proximity, simplicity, repetition and continuation create unity in art.
Unity is created when there is a relationship between the different elements in a design or artwork. Unity adds order to a composition and helps us see it as one thing instead of a number of separate parts.
There are a number of techniques that can be used to create unity:
simplicity
proximity
repetition
continuation
Although most artists and designers try to create a sense of unity in their work, it is important that compositions are not so unified and similar that they seem boring. There should be some variety within a piece of work.
