Black Is Like The Silence Of The

The Life Of The Spirit May Be Fairly Represented In Diagram As A Large Acute-angled Triangle Divided Horizontally Into Unequal Parts With The Narrowest Segment Uppermost. The Lower The Segment The Greater It Is In Breadth, Depth, And Area.

With Cold Eyes And Indifferent Mind The Spectators Regard The Work. Connoissers Admire The "skill" (as One Admires A Tightrope Walker), Enjoy The "quality Of Painting" (as One Enjoys A Pasty). But Hungry Souls Go Hungry Away. The Vulgar Herd Stroll Through The Rooms And Pronounce The Pictures "nice" Or "splendid." Those Who Could Speak Have Said Nothing, Those Who Could Hear Have Heard Nothing.

The More Abstract Is Form, The More Clear And Direct Its Appeal.

Abstract Art Places A New World, Which On The Surface Has Nothing To Do With 'reality,' Next To The 'real' World.

In Their Pursuit Of The Same Supreme End, Matisse And Picasso Stand Side By Side, Matisse Representing Color And Picasso Form.