When can excessive use of variety and contrast become a problem?

Correct answer: When composition looks scattered and restless

Correct answer: C, when the composition looks scattered and restless. Variety introduces differences, and contrast makes those differences more noticeable. Used carefully, they add interest and help create emphasis. However, if every area has a strong difference in colour, size, shape, texture, or value, the eye receives too many competing signals. The parts may stop feeling related, and the composition can lose unity, calmness, and clear direction. A is wrong because excessive variety does not describe a composition that is already clear and controlled. B is wrong because good balance can help manage contrast, but it is not the condition that makes excessive contrast problematic. D is wrong because a clear centre may be helped by controlled contrast, not harmed by the definition given here. The issue is not variety itself; it is variety without organization or unity. Memory cue: contrast attracts, but too much unmanaged contrast distracts.