Created on 2024-02-07

The image displays a framed document titled "NOTES" dated March 31, 1938. It appears to be a typed manuscript on yellowed paper, discussing artistic theory, specifically the simplest form of statement of 3-dimensional relations involving color, length, width, and direction. It mentions decisions being made in reference to particular regions of the art piece and the recording of planes of space through bounding lines or solid colors. The note emphasizes the importance of planar relations throughout the process from large design to small detail, considering it the mode of existence of reality in painting. It also talks about the division of space in any region checked by basic coordinates of length, direction, boundary, and contrast as shown in small diagrams. A paragraph below this discusses unity of contrast relations judged in regional relations and the value of associational shapes. It further states that the color of an area must be regarded as the fundamental texture of the area, implying that divisions within should not disrupt the overall texture. The text concludes by saying that color should be seen as a drawing that takes form of specific planar relations. It finishes with the idea that the concept is key to the imaginative division of space to attain reality. The termination of the document is not visible and may continue beyond the viewable portion.

Created on 2024-03-30

The image appears to be a typed document titled "NOTES" dated March 31, 1939. It discusses the "simplest form of statement of 3 dimensional relations" and provides an explanation of the key concepts, including a straight line of specific color, length, width, and direction, as well as the recording of planes of space by bounding lines or solid colors. The document also mentions the importance of considering the particular region when making decisions and the role of contrast relations in regional relations. Additionally, the image includes a simple diagram illustrating the concept of a "boundary" and a "solid color tone plane". The text emphasizes the importance of regarding the color of an area as the fundamental texture and avoiding any division that would result in an "over-all texture". The document concludes by stating that this concept is the key to the "imaginative division of space to attain reality".

Created on 2024-12-02

The image presents a page from a document dated March 31, 1938, featuring a typed text that discusses the principles of art, specifically focusing on the concept of "space" in relation to the creation of reality in painting. The page is divided into two main sections: the top section contains a typed text, while the bottom section includes two diagrams. * **Typed Text** * The text begins by stating that the simplest form of a statement of three-dimensional relations is a straight line of specific color, length, width, and direction. * It emphasizes that all decisions must be made with reference to the particular region to which they refer. * The planes of space may be recorded by bounding lines or solid colors. * In either case, the result is a statement of planal relations. * This applies to the whole picture from the large design to the primary relations to the smallest detail. * This is the mode of existence of reality in painting. * Therefore, the division of space which takes place in any region can always be checked by reference to these basic coordinates. * The text concludes by stating that unity of the contrast relations judged in regional relations is the fundamental texture of the area. * Therefore, any division that takes place in this area must never be in the nature of an over-all texture. * It must be regarded as a drawing which takes the form, of course, of specific simple planal relations. * This concept is the key to the imaginative division of space to attain reality. * **Diagrams** * The first diagram shows a square with a smaller square inside it, labeled "boundary." * The second diagram depicts a square with a smaller square inside it, labeled "solid color tone plane." * The diagrams illustrate the concept of space and its relationship to the creation of reality in painting. In summary, the image presents a page from a document that discusses the principles of art, specifically focusing on the concept of "space" in relation to the creation of reality in painting. The text emphasizes the importance of making decisions with reference to the particular region to which they refer and the need to check the division of space by reference to basic coordinates. The diagrams illustrate the concept of space and its relationship to the creation of reality in painting.