Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color (Dover Art Instruction)

Paperback. Pub Date :2007-08-31 Pages: 128 Language: English Publisher:! Dover Publications At the turn of the twentieth century. Arthur Wesley Dow literally wrote the book on compositionand this is it Dows Composition exercised an enormous influence on emerging modern artists of a century ago. A thought-provoking examination of the nature of visual representation. it remains ever-relevant to all the visual arts.A well-known painter and printmaker. Dow taught for many years at Columbia University and acted as a mentor to countless young artists. including Georgia OKeeffe. His text. presented in a workbook format. offers teachers and students a systematic approach to composition. It explores the creation of freely constructed images based on harmonic relations between lines. colors. and dark and light patterns . The author draws upon the traditions of Japanese art to discuss ...