The Beauty of Concision
Detail of Manet's Music in the Tuileries (1862)
Just as brevity is the soul of wit, so concision in composition is beauty in art. A lyricist could have put that better but you get my point. Even if you don't, please take a look at how the little corner illustrated above, from Manet's 1862 Music in the Tuileries, conveys so much in so little space. It's the latest entry on the home page. If I was a painter, I'd look at it every day.
Posted 21 Mar 2012: ManetVisual Perception
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