Art Theory Text with Stars and Standard Configuration Diagrams 1942

Editor: This is "Art Theory Text with Stars and Standard Configuration Diagrams" by Stuart Davis, dated May 22, 1942. It's a handwritten page, almost like a personal note, but it has these intriguing diagrams. It feels very instructional and intimate. What do you make of it? Curator: It feels like we're glimpsing into Davis's creative process, doesn't it? I see a mind grappling with the fundamentals of abstraction – color, direction, position. The childlike stars add a touch of whimsy to this otherwise serious meditation on artmaking. Maybe these stars mean that art is a quest? Do you think he was discovering a new language here? Editor: That's beautiful. So much more than just notes – it's a journey.