Fourth Lecture

Now it is a matter of perceiving such a motif, because what matters is that we perceive motifs artistically. If we try to perceive such a motif correctly, then we will come to the conclusion – of course, it is a matter of really immersing ourselves in the character of the form, immersing ourselves in what the form can say – then we will come to say to ourselves: This motif, which rises from the earth and is symmetrical in all directions of space, at least in its upper part, exerts such an impulse on us as when we go within ourselves and experience our feelings inwardly.