{"product_id":"composition-a-series-of-exercises-in-art-structure-full-color-facsimile-of-revised-and-enlarged-edition-9781684221318","title":"Composition: A Series of Exercises In Art Structure [Full Color Facsimile of Revised and Enlarged Edition]","description":"\u003cp\u003e2017 Reprint of 1929 Revised and Enlarged Edition. PRINTED IN FULL COLOR as an exact facsimile of the original revised edition of 1929, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Dow was a very influencial art teacher around the turn of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, teaching at the Pratt Institute, the New York Art Students League, and Columbia University Teachers College. His ideas were quite revolutionary for the period; he taught that rather than copying nature, art should be created by elements of the composition, like line, mass and color. He wanted public leaders to see art as a living force in everyday life for all, not a sort of traditional ornament for the few. Dow suggested that art permit self-expression and include personal experience in its creation. His ideas on Art were published in the 1899 book \u003cem\u003eComposition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers.\u003c\/em\u003e In this book he explains that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Composition ... expresses the idea upon which the method here presented is founded - the \"putting together\" of lines, masses and colors to make a harmony. ... Composition, building up of harmony, is the fundamental process in all the fine arts. ... A natural method is of exercises in progressive order, first building up very simple harmonies ... Such a method of study includes all kinds of drawing, design and painting. It offers a means of training for the creative artist, the teacher or one who studies art for the sake of culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7621519\"\u003eArthur Wesley Dow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Martino Fine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684221318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684221315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART007000\"\u003eColor Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART010000\"\u003eTechniques | Drawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART027000\"\u003eStudy \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martino Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523276927213,"sku":"9781684221318","price":23.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_33266154-62b7-46c8-9697-9aad175074ac.jpg?v=1701315888","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/composition-a-series-of-exercises-in-art-structure-full-color-facsimile-of-revised-and-enlarged-edition-9781684221318","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}