“Only since the turn of the century has abstraction again become recognized as an artistic means of representation. It was then that one returned to the recognition of the immense role abstraction plays in the human mind by its power of concentration upon absolute essentials.”
Quote by Sigfried Giedion
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Sigfried Giedion
Sigfried Giedion, born on April 14, 1888, was a prominent Swiss architect. His works combined modernist elements with local characteristics, profoundly influencing 20th-century architecture. more
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