Ensor’s masks: the form language of an ultramodern painting

If the language can do this, I believe we have no reason to be afraid that it is too sweet, too traditional, too saccharine, or that it will paste an untruthful sentimentality onto our buildings. The language can, I am confident, serve any purpose, I believe, that is deeply related to human (not mechanical) experience.

#book/The Nature of Order/2 The process of creating life/16 Form language and style#