The compositions are not a feat of mathematical calculation, but the result of trial and error, a
process that is certainly guided by the store of experience the artist has meanwhile accumulated.
In each new situation, however, this experience must be retested under the unique conditions
involved. It is no doubt possible in retrospect to retrace the completed process and explain why
a certain constellation evolved in this way or that. But the  result is not predestined in the com-

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ponent parts themselves. It must first be conceived
by the artist and articulated according to his con-
ditions. And the way these are formulated they imbue
feelings of pleasure in us, commanding our utmost
attention because the experience of the aesthetic
event—in this cogent as well as exciting form that
emphasizes the unique in that which is common—is
a new one for us. It takes us by surprise even though
in final analysis it is merely an expression of physical
laws in operation.