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I February 1, ·1929 WILMETTE LIP~ 11 . . At Woman's Club B,. R. L P. 1 '----------------~ I 1 Claudia Upton, of the Art Institute of Chicago, gave a stimulating lecture on art appreciation at the Woman's club of Wilmette on Wednesday afternoon. Generally speaking, she said that nature is what we find in t~e universe science is what we learn of tt, and art what we do with it. Each ~f the five arts, painting, sculpture, archt. tecture, music, and dance, are related, and she showed slides of statue3, paintings, and. architect~re t~ P,_rove he~ point. A ~olotst exemphfied tt m song~, and a dancer in dances. Slides of primitive drawings showed lines· of wild abandon, although some were very controlled, expressingrhythm that is formal aotf dig.nified. Symbolism is a quality fou!ld I? the primitive art, avd story tellmg lS ~x pressed. Simplicity is another prol'!lment characteristic. In the Afncan sculptures recently discovered, the grotesque element was no~ic~~ble. M!ss Upton spoke of the pnmttlve. art1st seeing things in their . f~ndamenta~ly rhythmic pattern unwtttmgly.' whtle modern artists do the same thtngs delibera.tely. The Indians had a marvelous way of seeing the fundamental design in nature and man. Th ;"! audience was immediately aware of this in the dances and songs by Miss Upton's assistants. . While primitive art is the thought of a new r.ace · or the infant thought of an old race) classical art is nature refineq and sophisticated. It is the thought of an advanced. race or penon. Romantic art throbs w1th the youthful blood of a new idea introduced into classi.cal thought. Since the classical and the romantic contrast in almo.:;t every point, Miss Upton considered them together. It was shown through pictures that classicism soars up to the absolute ideal. One of the greatest periods of classical art .was in ol.d Greek times. The roman ttc concept 1!'1 of man's struggle for perfection, and it flies very high or very low. T~e classical is more lyrical, more tranqml, while the romantic art is more drama- is. tic. It was noticed in the Greek statues that the draperies revealed the body, while in ' the romantic figures the body was concealed. In the classtcal art, line~ are clear cut, and light and dark spots are not made much o~. Jn romantic art the lines are more stmmlating, there are masses of light and shade, colors blend and flow togethe ..·. Classic architecture has the straight walls and regularly arranged windows and decoration. The romantic mood in architecture shows lines that are unlike in pattern, irregular masses projecting and expressing moods. v e~y modern architecture has a rhythm!c feeling. Brahms songs were ~ung-. bringing out the richne~s and emotwnal color of the romantic art, and there was an interesting dance in classical mood to the trio from a Beethoven sonata. As for modern art, Miss Upton says it introduces much sparkle -to the color in paintings, and it accomplishe~ atmosphere. Simplicity is very evtdent. Different objects are irresistibly related to .each other. In our present day architecture one sees the obvious design, a rhythmic pat~ern of exter.ior that is harmonious wtth the functwn of the interior, so. that the whole thing is a unit. Miss Upton likened some of our newest buildings to musical compositions, because of their exquisite rhythmic pattern. FEBRUARY SPECIALS . ' Special, $8 1 1o 75 75 Special, $8. Regularly Priced $13.5 0 This is your opportunity to furnish that extra room--or inexpensive beds for the children. Regularly Priced $15.00 metal beds at almost half price. All styles and sizes. A purchase of manufacturers' samples makes the~e reductions possible. W. C. T. U. MEETING The Wilmette and Winnetka W. C. T. U. will meet Monday, February 4, at the home of Mrs. William Carey, 883 Oak street. This will be an all day· meeting with business taking the place of the afternoon program. 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