“A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.” IdeasUseFeelingsArtistSimpleLevelsDirectFunctionSimplicityFamiliarContainersSnowball Book:Midsummer Snowballs Source: Midsummer Snowballs
“It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.” IfsLifeInspirationalArtActionMagicScenePerceptionFunctionCeaseFamiliarMemorableShakes Author:Anais Nin
“And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.” SpiritualSpiritMaterialsActivityFunctionFamiliarPsychologicalFactorsOur TimeDependent Author:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
“We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.” ShouldBuildingMaterialsFunctionFamiliar Author:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe