The Potemkin City Of Which I Wish

Be Truthful. Nature Only Sides With Truth.

Lack Of Ornamentation Is A Sign Of Spiritual Strength.

The House Has To Please Everyone, Contrary To The Work Of Art Which Does Not. The Work Is A Private Matter For The Artist. The House Is Not.

Man Loves Everything That Satisfies His Comfort. He Hates Everything That Wants To Draw Him Out Of His Acquired And Secured Position And That Disturbs Him. Thus He Loves The House And Hates Art.

If Nothing Were Left Of An Extinct Race But A Single Button, I Would Be Able To Infer, Form The Shape Of That Button, How These People Dressed, Built Their Houses, How They Lived, What Was Their Religion, Their Art, Their Mentality.