Serene Buddhas

"I love machines . . . on their concrete bases, like serene Buddhas squatting on their timeless lotus" 
Henri Van der Velde, quoted in Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, The Indivisibility of Design, 1962

Willi Baumeister - Mauerbild Mit Kreis - 1923

Robert Michel - 200 Horsepower Double "Gnome" Rotary Engine - 1921-22

Gerald Murphy - Watch - 1925