Art Theory Text with Color Diagram and Grid 1939

Editor: This is "Art Theory Text with Color Diagram and Grid" by Stuart Davis. It's undated but from the look of it, a page torn from a notebook. The script gives it a spontaneous feel, like a thought just captured. What strikes you most about it? Curator: It's like a window into Davis's mind, isn't it? I see him grappling with the idea of objective truth in art, moving away from mere representation. The little diagrams hint at a search for underlying structures. Do you think he found it? Editor: Maybe the search itself was the point? It does feel like he's building his own artistic manifesto right here on paper. Curator: Precisely! It's a peek into the artist’s process. Art isn't just what we see, but what we think and feel. And I think he felt strongly about moving beyond "replica and sentimental theory". It has such clarity, doesn’t it?