![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Chapter 3 Learning Objectives (See related pages)
1. Every artistic creation involves compositional choices about the organization or arrangement of the different visual elements. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 2. Good composition, employing principles such as unity and variety, balance, and emphasis, is essential to successful works of art. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 3. Form and content are an inseparable pair. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 4. Style is the constant form, manifested in recurring elements, composition, and content, in an individual's or group's art. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 5. Style manifests itself in different ways, including personal, group, cultural, and period styles. |
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