The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

Cublsm and Futurism in art is ex-
planned by Arthur Jerome Eddy
In an deliberately ILLUSTRATED volume
soon to be issued by A. C. McClurg
&Co. Of Chicago. He analyses this art
lovement and its cause very infinitely
So thoroughly indeed has he gone into
the matter that he seems to have
taken the subject all apart and looked
at the workings inside.
Neither Cubsm. Futurism nor any
other ism" troubles the really great
paintei: It is the llttl> fellow who
fumes and swears. says Mr.. Eddy.
The poise Of the great m is not at
all disturbed by the eccentric and the
bizarre; on the contrary he looks with
a curious eye to see IL something of
value may not be found.
Whistler would not have painted
Cuhlst pictures, but having known the
man can that nothing there may
be Of good in Cubism would have got by
the penetrating vision of that great
painter.
1t Is characteristic of the little man
70 r!dicule or resent everything he does
not understand; II Is characteristic OF
the great man to be silent in the pres
ence Of what he does not understand.
Just now the older men are Violently
oppos, 10 the newer; there is no at
tempt at u. standing and there is
abundant ridicule instead of sympathy.
This is inevitable and quite in accord
with human nature, but 1t is a pity.
The old and the new a not rivals
the new Is simply departure from tn,
old, simply an attempt to do me
thing different with line and color
younger with keenest interest; they
may feel sure the new is fo-edoomed "a
failure, but that is no cause for rejoic-
ing; on the contrary the older man
should always be sorry to see the soar
Ing fights Of youth come to gri 4.
Because a man buys few Cubis
pictures it must not be assumed he is q
believer in Cubism.
Because a man has a few books or
socialism or anarchism in his library
We do not assume ne is a socialist OF
an anarchist; on the contrary 1t Is
commonly assumed he Is sin ply broadly
and sanely interested in social and pc
Atical theories. The radical may no
convince me he Is right, but he may
show me | am wrong
The man who flies into a passion al
pictures because they are not like the
pictures he owns Is on a par with thu
man who flies into a passion at book!
because they are not like the books
h. owns-the world Is filled with sucf
men, unreceptive, unresponsive; man!
intelligent in their narrow way, Blu
bigutcd
To most men a new idea is n create
Shock than cold plunge in winter.
Personally ! have no more interes
IN Cuh.Sm than in any other ism,
put failure 10 react to new impression
Is sure sign of age. ! would hate T.
De 50 old that a new picture or new
Idea would Brighten me.
NnW and then man laughs at
queer picture because ne can't help II
He Is jay.
Laughter IL the honest emotion q
he nai.d, on the grown-up II is oftei
mark IF ignorance.
u j. So easy to ridcule what on
doe Not understand and dares not like
La'-uior never stops to thnk-if
al 'h"Ie would he less laughter.
Il sou feel like laughing at picture
huta Jog all means: it will do yo'
good. I'p' be sure you really feel Xix
h1' .ns and To make sure ask your
srA '"s question, IF that picture wer
N" r one in the room and ! wer
s'"a with it would it strike me a
hr" hlc?"
j. ways takes just about so man
What happened with the Bar
'(N hpol happened with impress
what happened with impress
N'.- VIII happen with Post-Impres
80. .N what will happen with Post
ihi'' r.~m will surely happen wit
- Impress ionism, and so OF
VIE 'N mont follows another, as sea
~. n" season. Life IL rhy thin.
Generation thinks itself uniqu
!" ..i.r.ouc"s
'o an exhibition of Cubst pic
'' / ~" think nothing like thi
Opened before: hence We fc'
I'n'uu"ing them.
BIZ. m.t England was wrong whc
N'l Turner, that France va
when 1t ridiculed Corot. thu
N'~ wrong when 1t derided Mile
. Monet, Dcgas and host
'i'li men, but we are not wron
Nt utrlue the now men WHY