2. Several Cirles- Wassily Kandinsky
1926. Oil on canvas, 55 1/4 X 55
3/8”.
Unity is found through the
repetition of shape on a dark
surface. Variety is found through
the many sizes, shape, color, and
overlapping.
3. The Beauty in Art
“That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which
springs from the soul.”-Wassily Kandinsky
Creating beautiful art from within
4. Rue Montorgueli in Paris- Claude
Monet
1878. Oil on canvas. Festival of June 30,
1878
This work displays unity in the repetition of
the waving flags and variety in the shape
and sizes of each flag.
5. There’s more to it
"I want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat,
and that's the end. They are finished. I want to paint the air which
surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat, the beauty of the air in
which these objects are located, and that is nothing short of
impossible." - Claude Monet
7. Mes Voeux- Annette Messager
1992, Pencil on paper
Gelatin silver prints on semi-
matte paper and colored pencil
on paper in 92 parts.
Unity and variety are created in
that there are different body
parts coming together to unify all
human bodies. They are also
connected by same framing and
hung as one by the string.
“my wishes”
8. Give Me a Reason to Paint
"With Christian, I was the girlfriend. And since I was cute, well, it was thought
impossible to be an artist and cute. At first, I felt proud when someone said, 'Your
work looks like a man did it.' Then I realized that was stupid."-Annette Messager
9. creating something from everyday life
“Everyday Hands”
Annette Messager - Mes trophées (acrylic,
charcoal, and pastel on two gelatin silver prints)
1987
Annette Messager, “Histoires des Petites
Effigies” (1990).
10. Shimmering Substance-James
Pollock
1946. Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 X
24 1/4”
Variety offered through the
use of many colors that are
sporatic but are unitfied by
short brush strokes and
thickness of paint dashed
completely across a canvas.
11. The Focus
"My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest
throughout."- Jackson Pollock
12. The Deep
Oil on canvas
Unified by
feeling that
may be evoked
when the two
colors opposite
colors come
together
