Industrial Art Text Books Part Eight

Industrial Art Text Books Part Eight

Author: Bonnie E. Snow, Hugo B. Froehlich

Year: 1917

THESE "INDUSTRIAL ART TEXT BOOKS" ARE BASED UPON A NEW AND SIGNIFICANT THEORY OF ART-THE THEORY THAT “REPRESENTATION" IS NOT A BASIC OR FUNDAMENTAL ART PRINCIPLE. ABILITY TO DRAW IS IMPORTANT AS A MEANS TO AN END; IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN END IN ITSELF. PUBLIC SCHOOL ART COURSES EXIST NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING CHILDREN TO MAKE PICTURES. PICTURE-MAKING BELONGS TO THE SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONS OR VOCATIONS WHICH ARE FOLLOWED BY PAINTERS, ILLUSTRATORS, SCULPTORS, ETC. THESE ARE LEGITIMATE AND HONORABLE LINES, BUT ARE OPEN ONLY TO THE COMPARATIVELY FEW, ESPECIALLY. GIFTED BY NATURE FOR SUCH WORK. THE AVERAGE MAN NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO FURNISH HIS HOUSE, HOW TO CHOOSE HIS CLOTHING,HOW TO ARRANGE HIS BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS. THROUGH THESE CHOICES HE CONSTANT LY CULTIVATES HIS TASTE, AND DEVELOPS A GENERAL APPRECIATION OF THE MOST SUITABLE, THE MOST USEFUL AND THEREFORE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS APPRECIATION SHOULD NOT INCLUDE PICTURES AND SCULPTURE, THE SO-CALLED FINE ARTS. THESE“INDUSTRIAL ART TEXT BOOKS"BEGIN WITH ARRANGEMENTS OF COLORS AND SHAPES.REPRESENTATION FINDS ITS PLACE,AS ABILITY TO DRAW BECOMES NECESSARY TO SELF EXPRESSION. DRAWING IS NOT SLIGH