Perhaps they were meant to evoke associations with Paris, "the first city in the world to become a city of apartments."
Several of the motifs, such as eagles and stars, evoke patriotic associations that are particularly appropriate for a federal building.
Still other works used burned plastic, which evoked associations with the human figure, suggesting scars and wounds.
It really isn't particularly disturbing in itself, although it inevitably evokes tragic associations.
Paracelsus-Bad station was designed to evoke associations with the nearby swimming baths.
Art that is meant to evoke synesthetic associations in a general (mainly non-synesthetic) audience.
The "on time" aspect of the title is meant to evoke sexual associations related to climax.
But evoking associations to "the greatest entertainer in the world," as Jolson was called, is misguided.
Thus Knobloch achieves to evoke poetic associations, and this is where the quality of his works lies.
The chosen theme of romance is intended to evoke associations with both love and adventure.