12. Order, which in Pure Design is an end, becomes in Representation
a means to an end; the end being the Truth of Representation. In
Representation we are no longer dealing, as in Pure Design, with
meaningless terms, or, if the terms have meanings, with no regard
for them. In Representation we are putting lines and spots of paint
together for the sake of their meanings. Design in Representation
means Order in the composition or arrangement of meanings. What we
aim at is the Truth of Representation in a form of expression which
will be simple, clear, reasonable, and consistent, as well as true.
The attention must be directed to what is important, away from what is
unimportant. Objects, people, and things represented must be brought
out and emphasized or suppressed and subordinated, according to the
Idea or Truth which the artist wishes to express. The irrelevant must
be eliminated. The inconsistent and the incongruous must be avoided.
That is what I mean by Design in Representation, the knowledge of
Nature and Life presented in a systematic, logical, and orderly way.