Arizona republican., 1915-04-25
THE ARTICTIC OF THE p. P. |. E.
 By Maynard Dixon

OJ MdyNdIQ OiNon
 Very wisely Mrs. NinSWorth has beaded me off from the subject every artist loves to roar about: What Is Art9 and Why Is Art2-and put it ur to me to say Which is Art at the i. r. L. r.. And for an obscure pain ter this seems some bold undcrta l- ing
 However if you are going to san Francisco for the Exposition and are determined to look for artistic rather than commercial or economic Valr es let mo begin in my naturally left handed way on the wrong side of the question and work through to the right
 To start with. ,and to make this GiSsert:on as unintelligable as pos sihlel what you will see here. or any where. will depeSd mainly upon your own powers of perception and your willingness to forget for the time be ing certain par-boiled notions that have become dear to you by inheri- tancc and hard usage.
 Speaking now entirely from. the artists point of view, all that mass ot architecture and scuIptUre-its sit Uation. color. arrangement. spacing and proportiou-all were designed for one purpose. To make d certain inn l'r"ssion, upon you-
 Therefore tpoint ouel look not at the object. but behold the aspect of ot the object. Bc receptive. not an alytical. let your subconscious self. whose judgments are always true. re eeive the impression.
 This is important. for holding to this premise you are lifted out of the mere rubber-neck class and become a beholdcr-one who really sees
 So continue left handedIy. let us enter the Exposition by the Joy Zone. If you can stand this riptous color you surely will be good for the rest. For here. even in confusion. is a certain kale;doScopic kind of harmony the sombre hue of the crowd flow ing at the hase of the lunatic con sessions binds it all together into a well ordered pattern.
 To get this impression look at it not in detail but as an entire scene for f you were stonedeaf (which you may wish you werc) that hys- tcria of color and design would tell the whole story. And speaking of shows. the pantominc- dances of the Samcans and the playing of the Mexican orchestra in the "Tehuante- pee are. to me. Art. because they make their impression to you direct simply and without self-conscious- ness.
 Now for the great endeavor Go ing westward from the Zone to tho main Exposition buildings, beside them along the North Gardens or through the imposing courts that separate them. ask yourself If you must be analyticaD) what they mean to you. order. synthesis. power and certain vague uplifting of the spirit that is part joy. part beauty2- or rather merely behold. banishina argument from your mind, and af- terWard observe what spirit. what aur- ora of color. has been impressed upon your consciousness.
 The color scheme of the Exposition SO consistently designed and carried out by Jules Guerin. is intended tC he expressive of the- West and it. aspirations as well as to harmonize with local surroundings. This is perhaps the chief reason for tho cheerful impression the whole makes upon the observer. (Point two) Where color is the heart beats'."
 As to buildings individually. foi my own part Machinery Hall is one of the finest. most imposing and sa- tisfying for it's simplicity and the large sense of unity and power il conveys.
 At rhe vest and opposite end ant separated from the rest of it's lagoon the Fine Arts building. makes q pa facial impression. lis lines are lonl nd -1r .41r ipsst ir-g finn mass against an evening sky, ana truly