38 HARMONY
ELEMENTS WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE WHOLE
Harmony is achieved in a work of art when all its parts are integrated into a whole in which the relationships between the elements are mutually beneficial and aesthetically pleasing. In music, harmony is a result of certain mathematical relationships between notes. Mathematical relationships can also play a role in visual harmony where variations in shapes, areas, and angles have some sort of mathematical consistency. Similarly, colors that stand in an orderly relationship to each other within a color solid will tend to feel more harmonious than those in a disorderly relationship. However, perception of color can be influenced by a great many factors, including context, personal ...
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