Truth to materials is to hold any material's nature and it should not be hiden. Its construction should be cebebrated and uncovered by any paint. Every artist/designer has their certain styles of their work and the materials they have used as also an expression of the artist/designer's work. Viewers could have different feelings on the art work depends on what materials they have used. For example, the texture of the surface, the grain and the strength etc. Each of the materials have their quality and function.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_to_materials)
Truth to materials is a doctrine of modern architecture. The designer, Frank Lloyd Wright, was one of the artists/designers had introduced in today's lecture. He was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator and also designed over 1,000 projects.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright)
He was the artist who was being true to the material. For instance, the typical work from him "Fallingwater" was a very good example of being honest to the presentation of the materials. The house was built over a waterfall located at Mill Run, Pennsylvania of the United States. We could see the house was contrusted by stones, wood and glasses. The water was flowing underneath the house. Wright had used the materials very wisely. He kept the texture and the fine grained of the stone which would make a good proportionment between the natural surrounding and the stones even the color he choosed for the house which was light brown color. The exterior of the house was designed in layers as the waterfall. It worked harmonically with the waterfall underneath the house.
When I first looked at the "Fallingwater", I was so fascinated by the structure of the house. I mean I have never seen a house built over a waterfall and it works visually interesting for me. It makes me want to go to the area where the water flows underneath the house and have fun with the water.
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