How Kitsch are you? A nude by Matisse or a nude by Zorn?Matisse – if it's too sensually rendered, it ceases to be valid.Zorn – great painters render the world more sensual than it is.Comedy or tragedy?Comedy, since laughing prolongs life.Tragedy, since it's more substantial and depicts superior people.Is habitation the only function of architecture?Yes, form follows function, creating a building’s own beauty.No, ornamentation is crucial for man’s harmony with nature.Can a work of excellence be ascribed to a method?It's detached from all rules.Certain techniques work better than others.Should a work be decorated?Scene-paintings in a play can be emotionally attractive.Decoration will hinder the real beauty of the play itself.How do you respond to the spinning wheel in The Spinners by Velasquez?Recognition of the spinning wheel pleases the viewer.Forget what you know about spinning wheels, and judge it as a loosely painted circle.You make a sculpture — who’s to criticize it?One who is independent from sculpting.It’s difficult to judge a sculpture if one has not sculpted.Can you compose like Beethoven today?Successors should imitate his coffee habits, not his music.Develop and make use of the best from the traditional material.Should a work transcend the limitations of physical scale and order?Beautiful things are neither miniscule or gigantic according to nature.Freedom from the restraints of reality is the key to making a great work.A nude by Lucian Freud or a nude by Andrew Wyeth?Freud – an uncomplimentary approach to reality challenges the viewer.Wyeth – great painters depict their subjects with dignity.Any comments about the questionnaire? Your profession