Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color

A systematic and highly illustrated approach to composition, strongly influenced by Japanese art traditions of equilibrium - a classic of art instruction. Focusing on harmonic relations between lines, colour, and dark and light patterns, this manual influenced generations of artists. Practical and well-illustrated, it conveys its insights in a convenient workbook format. Theories of harmony and balance, drawn from traditional approaches are applied to landscapes, line drawing, geometric forms, pottery, sculpture and many more disciplines. 
The author Arthur Wesley Dow was mentor to many young artists including Georgia O'Keeffe, and this is a key and influential work, of particular interest for students of the Eastern influence on Western Art at the turn of the Twentieth century. 

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