By Arthur Wesley Dow
A recognized painter and printmaker, Dow taught for a few years at Columbia college and acted as a mentor to numerous younger artists, together with Georgia O'Keeffe. His textual content, provided in a workbook layout, bargains lecturers and scholars a scientific method of composition. It explores the production of freely built photos according to harmonic kinfolk among strains, shades, and darkish and lightweight styles. the writer attracts upon the traditions of jap artwork to debate a concept of "flat" formal equilibrium as a vital part of pictorial production. functional and well-illustrated, this vintage consultant bargains invaluable insights into sleek design.




