Nice quote with some interesting ideas.
I wonder about this thought, though:
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The word itself, "composition", implies that the painter is composing, i.e. creating a selective, intentional arrangement.
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What about unintentional ie. subconscious selection? If an artist points his or her easel or camera at a group of trees he's selecting something. What he chooses to include or leave out, how closely he wants to focus on the trees or their surroundings, etc. The decision may all happen in the blink of an eye and he may not be aware of a "selective, intentional arrangement" but it's still "composing", I think.