How Kitsch are you? Should you reflect your cultural background?Yes, inherited knowledge must be carried on through tradition.No. Extract the most substantial from any tradition.What should be approached?An imitation of nature.Something as genuine as nature itself.Should you communicate with your own voice?The work should be your signature.One should say as little as possible in one’s own voice.How should a work be judged?By contemplation.If it's not good enough the audience eats their carried lunch instead.Are people with symmetrical faces stupid?Yes, they lack depth of character.No, they are magnanimous. Ill-proportioned men are scoundrels.Is it inappropriate to paint a portrait of Joseph Stalin?Yes, beauty is a symbol of public moral.No. Even improper people should be depicted noble.Does collaboration degrade the art of conducting?Great music is a realization of one creative vision.A well conducted piece can better the vision of its composer.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.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.You’re hungry and desire a fruit in a painting — what’s the right quotation?The fruit is so lifelike that your desire increases.The desire is due to your hunger — an impure judgment of taste.Any comments about the questionnaire? Your profession