This notion of doing ten, developing a consistent body of work, is slippery. On the one hand, the artist needs consistency, but not repetition.

Another reason for making ten is momentum.

If the artist does ten works, a “body of work” that looks and feels consistent, united, and whole, the artist creates a context (ground) for the viewer.

There are several reasons why it is a good idea to make ten.

Closure, sometimes called completion phenomenon, is the name given to the visual force in human perception that tends to complete an incomplete experience.