Modernists believed that form followed function
Works of art signal the possibility of the non-existent; their reality testifies to the feasibility of the unreal, the possible.
Works of art signal the possibility of the non-existent; their reality testifies to the feasibility of the unreal, the possible.
The opposing pair of figurativeness vs. abstraction
The wise man sits on the hole in his Sierpinsky carpet.
Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of Reason.
Benjamin Franklin
The silliest the question is about art, the better it is, because philosophy, like tight-rope walking and print making, is a dangerous business.
Alan Hajek