Antonio Gaudi was a Spanish Catalan Architect (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926).
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| the great man himself!!! All pictures are from Wikipedia |
his work was influenced by his passion in life were architecture, art and religion; i feel like we have this in common.Gaudi studied every detail of his creations; he integrated into his architecture a series of crafts he was skilled in, such as: ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry.
He introduced a new techniques in which he would use waste ceramic piece to create art, called trencadis, basically mosaics. his earlier work was influenced by neo-gothic art and oriental techniques but then went on to use nature as an inspiration and his works became organic and modern for the time. you don't understand how much i love this quirky man!
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| The four-armed cross, one of the most typical features of Gaudí's wor |
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| The salamander in Park Güell has become a symbol of Gaudí's work. |
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| Tortoise at the base of column |
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| Gaudí's model of the completed church |
Gaudi rarely drew detail models of his work; he preferred to make the 3D model and molds and added the detail as he went along. but when he did they were amazing! i create my work in a similar way i never really plan what i do down to the t i go with the flow and add and take away as i work. i feel the freedom of art is taken away when you cant experiment and have to follow instructions. its nice having a broad idea but you shouldn't stick to it but improvise as you go along. take a risk because there is nothing to lose you can always do it again if you have done it once!
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| Quay-side building (1876 |
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| Fountain in Plaça Catalunya (1877)
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| University assembly hall (1877) |
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| Cemetery gate (1875) |
His work has been appreciated by people all over the world as well as by other architects and the public who are lucky enough to see his work first hand.there have been many studies devoted to understand his architecture. his master which is still incomplete the great Sagrada Familea is the most monumental cathedral in Spain. Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World heritage Sites by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) which is a massive compliment and achievement for an architect.
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| Nativity façade |
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| Newly constructed stonework at the Sagrada Família is clearly visible against the stained and weathered older sections. |
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| The façade |
Gaudis Roman Catholic faith became stronger the older he became and he has incorporated religious images into his works;
(which is what im interested in). This devotion to his faith earned him the nickname "Gods Architect" and this led to people wanting his Beatification (ie blessed).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SMqERP-J2tQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SagradaFamilia.ogg
Antonio Gaudi is the great Architect in my world he is the best an always will be an i dream of being as great as him. i especially wanted to incorporate him into my project as one of my influences and inspirations and also because he was EPIC! im going to be using his idea of creating a narrative through imagery on my building. he used influences from the bible and religion an im going to use my symbols and im wanting to look at the art of the original Rider Waite tarot deck, because i love the imagery and it has a couple of my symbols illustrated perfectly.
i want to create a scene of some sort or a pattern and add it to my building like Gaudi did with biblical scenes.
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