Also see abbozzo , sinopia , grisaille . The quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design . Often it is realized through a deliberate or intuitive balancing of harmony and variety . However, this balance does not have to be of equal proportions . Harmony might outweigh variety, or variety might outweigh harmony.
Harmony aids efforts to blend picture parts together to form a whole.
Variety adds visual interest to this unified whole. Also see horror vacui . In art criticism , the act of revealing hidden layers of meaning , as if removing the contents of a suitcase. A synonym for analyze or deconstruct . See deconstruction .