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In art we think non-representation is abstraction. My page here shows a path of derivation -- that is, abstraction -- in four frames.  Abstraction also has a farther reach: a tree, a house, a dog and boulder hold nothing, so it seems, in common. But there is one thing -- they all own cubic magnitude. Thus, solid form is an abstraction of each thing we see -- an abstraction of the world.   In daily use a wooden board or a black line have but the meaning of their thickness and their length, and are only what they can be within these limits. Many boards and many lines will multiply, but cannot better the result.  But, when boards are shaped handsomely to make a thing of use, or line joins line to render a design lovely to behold, we are rewarded with a wealth of meaning. That meaning will be greater than the number of the parts by the exact measure of our labors of the hand and brain.   When Waves of Vogue Drown Every Common Sense Charles the Seventh, King of France, wore shoes so long he had to tie them to his knees that he could walk. Today we laugh at him and, repeat that Folly time and time again. 2015 After reading Mark Twain’s lengthy and beautiful Joan of Arc  |
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