Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudi

Gaudi is an architect of simplicity. His works are governed by a continuous and logical sense of rationality and functionalism. The geometry of architect uses forms that are rarely produced in nature, but are easy to draw by a compass and a set square. Saint Enric d’Osso asked Gaudi to explain what the Theresa College would be like, under construction at the time. He answered back with a categorical phrase: it will be good in this house. This expression contains the deepest knowledge of architecture. It is not always about how it looks or how it is going to be built. It is about what you feel when you are inside that building.

He realized that nature is capable of creating forms of great beauty and usefulness. Nature creates forms that survive and are repeated to give generations and generations a great deal of pleasure.

 Logical forms and structures are adapted to every circumstance to be able to attract the human beings or animals. This idea was based on ruled geometry. Many natural structures are made out of fibers e.g. bones, wood, muscles etc.

Gaudi’s most mechanical and the one that are not often used by architects because it is difficult to draw with a compass is called: the Catenary arch. In Gaudi’s case if it was the most mechanical, it had to be the most beautiful.

In 1771 Gaudi considered gothic as the most structural of historical styles. He believes that the architects of the renaissance were simple decorators. In the other hand, the gothic solutions with pointed arches and flying buttresses were imperfect. He then produced the imperfecting of gothic with the Catenary arches and inclined columns.

Guidi’s Catenary inspired me to use human bones to design my own bridge. I was greatly inspired by the human ribs which looked like the Catenary arches. His works are sophisticated with structure but a use of simple forms

Vincent Willem van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh

   Born on the 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890 was a Dutch post impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold colour, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.
In 1885, he painted the potatoes easters. Hishis palette at that time consisted mainly of somber earth tones and showed no sign of the vivid colour mixtures that he uses in his later works.
   later on he discovered the french impressionists in paris,1886. His work became brighter in colour, and he developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fully realized in 1888
"According to art critic Robert Hughes, van Gogh's late works show an artist at the height of his ability, completely in control and "longing for concision and grace"."


My oppinion:
His works are inspirational and full of life. The bright colours he uses. The tiny small brush strokes which highlights the details. I have made several paintings which I was inspired by flowers in thailand.I used van Gough's techniques with palette knifs.The work came out abstract yet full with detail and tones.

His paintings express the feelings well. Earlier in his life, when he was in paris.He created a few paintings which were dark and in a tone of blue. The reason for this was when he was painting these paintings he was having financial problems because he did not have the money to feed his family.

The colours he uses shows what he is trying to communicate. The blue and the velvet colours show his busy mind and empty soul within him. He was trying to communicate to us, as an audience.

His influence is also when he went to japan.He got influenced by many Japanese artists especially Haroshima.His works became more delicate to the eyes. Paintings full of Sakura and Japanese scenaries.One of his paintings he painted in France (field with small houses) had the Fuji Mountain at the back, personally I think while he was painting this scenery in France, He was thinking about Japan and where he was. It feels like he misses the place and wants to go back.