We try to eradicate the almost universal, bad, confusing habit of looking at a painting for what it is not intended to be: namely, information about subject matter, reminiscence, likeness to familiar objects, et cetera.
We endeavor to create new habits of perception by means of objective analysis of pictures; that is, by observation of the relationships of line, light, color, and space, that constitute form. We study the artist's language and how at all periods of time it has been affected by his environment; in other words, we study the great traditions.
The object of the Foundation is not to defend the work of any particular school of work of art, but to provide for impartial and scientific study of the painting and sculpture of all periods, and to show the continuity of the traditions of great art throughout its history. There is no essential difference between the great art of the past and the great art of the present; in both forms, competent study reveals well-recognized aesthetic qualities.
