C O N S I D E R
Constellations - From the regular placement of motifs on a predetermined field, we proceed to a kind of arrangement that dispenses with field-pattern altogether. Designs such as these would depend to a greater degree on intuition and spontaneous decisions. Our maneuvers may resemble a game of chess
- minus the chessboard. [Harlan, Calvin. Vision & Invention, An Introduction to Art Fundamentals. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986. p. 30]
C O N S I D E R:
Arrangement with no predetermined field pattern
R E F E R E N C E S
Constellation n [ME constellacioun, fr. MF constellation, fr. LL constellation-, constellatio, fr. L com- + stella star -more at Star] [14c] 1: the configuratin of stars esp. at one's birth 2: any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations 3: an assemblage, collection, or gathering of usu. related persons, qualities, or things [a __ of ... relatives, friends, and hangers-on -Brendan Gill] 4: Pattern Arrangement [taking advantage of the shifting __ of power throughout the known world -H. D. Lassell]
Constellate vbt [1654] 1: to unite in a cluster 2: to set or adorn with or as if with constellations -vi: Cluster
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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