Grid, repetition, and continuation

I like this piece as it demonstrates several of the ways to achieve unity:  grid as organization, both types of repetition (similarity and variety), proximity, and continuation.

The grid is clearly used to organize the piece with the position of each person. I feel like each section of the grid is composed of both the person telling the secret and the person being told--it provides a symmetry and continuity by doing it this way.

It also demonstrates a successful use of repetition. Despite that each face is unique, the pattern repeats and creates a rythym. Therefore, to me it demonstrates both types of reptition.  The pattern repeats in a similar, organized matter and the variety of faces show a repetition of variety.

Rockwell also uses proximity well in this piece. Not only does putting the faces close together add a dramatic flare, but if there was too much space between each face, it would simply be a collection of faces and there would be no real relationship to each other.

Having not looked at this piece in probably a decade, I must say how neat it is that he ends each row with one person who has just received the secret and starts the next row with said person telling another. An artistic cliff hanger, I suppose, until it comes full circle at the end. A great use of the grid to tell the story.