'What is the relief?' asked Gudrun.
'Alto relievo.'
'And at what height?'
It was very interesting to Gudrun to think of his making the great
granite frieze for a great granite factory in Cologne. She got from him
some notion of the design. It was a representation of a fair, with
peasants and artisans in an orgy of enjoyment, drunk and absurd in
their modern dress, whirling ridiculously in roundabouts, gaping at
shows, kissing and staggering and rolling in knots, swinging in
swing-boats, and firing down shooting galleries, a frenzy of chaotic
motion.
There was a swift discussion of technicalities. Gudrun was very much
impressed.
'But how wonderful, to have such a factory!' cried Ursula. 'Is the
whole building fine?'
'Oh yes,' he replied. 'The frieze is part of the whole architecture.
Yes, it is a colossal thing.'
Then he seemed to stiffen, shrugged his shoulders, and went on:
'Sculpture and architecture must go together. The day for irrelevant
statues, as for wall pictures, is over.
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