The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-22
LONDON is ENTHUSED
OVER BRAND NEW ART.
Wyndham Lewis, Young Artist VINO
Has Notable Prize Winning
Record. is the Author.


london. June ga brand ne"
Art with a capital A, has come
IL town. 1t is quite as rev and
strange and weird rs anything the
Futurists or now defunc. impress
sionists ever offered the bewilder-
ed public, The author or creator
OF this new school of symbolism
in ART Is Mr. Wyadham Lewis,
young English artist with nota-
HE record as a priZe-winner in the
more conventional fields OF arts
tic endeavor Mr.. Lewis and ms
new art were discovered ly the
promoters of the original Cabaret
Theatre Club. which is to open
its home OF impressionist reVelry
this rtGntc at the Cave Of the
Golden Ca1f The frs examples
of M eyts school et symbolic
art to be exhibited in London viii
be found there. One of the larg-
or panels. picturing three dancers
in mad whirl of eyolutions, Is
CONSPICUOUS for it's use of over
tapping panels in the background
These are intended to give volume
and depth to the picture, and while
the effect of the whole is. some
what bizarre, the symbolism is IN
mistakable.
"The evolution of the impress
sionist aud Futurist school or art,
said Mt Lewis, was a natural
revolt OF thinkers against the con
ventionaltties and tyranies of ma
ture. The old system of art was
merely a reflection of things as
they seem to be, not as they really
are. 1t was the same passive re-
production that the camera gives
us and no more, 1t taught us
nothing and stirred up no real
emotions
fThe Development of photo q
graphy has changed all that by z
proving art 10 me mechanical and
by creating a demand for some y
glimpse Of the soul behind all
things Thoughtful progressive men II
and women are no longer content a
with merely passive beautiful They g
must be made to feel Impression W
SIN w4s the first step in the revolt, &c
tut il did not last, because it was II
rot the real thing. 1t proved af- nj
er all to be only a focusing of b,
he high lights of nature, much as K
Photographic plate would DO, 3
without catching a single vibrant CT
.hought that might be translated 81
INTO message to mankind
eoThe more recent Futurist school y
which Is Of Italian origin, is long {
stride toward the ultimate free
dom Of art Its popularity is at |
tested by the enormous attendance
TO be sound at every exhibition
in all parts of the world. The |
evolution or birth of nay own
school of symbolism was practical
iy eoincident with that OF the Fu-
turists, but | have spent the inter
yenipg two years in perfecting and |
broadening it, as / do not wish to
he looked upon as an imltator
sPerhaps the best illustration I
can furnish of the true nature OF |
the symbolic art Is 10 tell you
little story A missionary visiting
IN island inhabited by sayages was 0
approached by a native artist who e
wanted TO draw his portrait The 81
missionary consented and the say ?
.ge went to work and drew upon Il
i board a crude sketch of man in
/ long coat and top hat II was t'
ust such an effort as might be e
expected from a child five years Il
~ straight Lines and circles, Yet "
there was q resemblance D
md the missionary was highly q
pleased The native. however. was
not satisfied himself Something
.eemed TO be lacking Suddenly an
came to him, The mis-
.ionary's coat had two long rows
Of buttons, novelty to the saw
age mind that was most impress
sive. Instead of drawing buttons J.
on the coat Of the figure how
ever, the artist encircled the en-
tire sketch with a double row Of
buttons That was his way OF
symbollzing the missionary chief
feature of interest"