After making connections to pre-Columbian architecture, students analyzed the formal elements of Granite Weaving . I used the title of the sculpture to start a discussion about its inherent contradictions. Students were asked to look closely at the lines, shapes, values, and textures in Granite Weaving and find more examples of opposites, such as smooth and rough, long and short, and horizontal and vertical.
Unity is used to describe the sense of things belonging together in a work of art.
Variety, on the other hand, describes the differences among the elements that add interest to a work. In Granite Weaving , unity is achieved with material, shape, and color. The Getty's ArtsEdNet site was an excellent starting point.