ANTONIO GAUDI ORGANIC ARCHITECT / barcelona his spanish base

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>i ever used to show our old >documentary<

>film on the work of antonio gaudi @ sdsu<

>absorbed the powerful >organic beauty of<

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>the dedicated religious architect's work w/<

>affinity, sympathy, interest & >deep love< 

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+THE SOUND TRACK w/+

+SPANISH CRAFTSMEN+

>(powerful >haunting<

>organic folk sound)<

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+WINS MANY HEARTS+ 

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>but the overall impact of the film is<

>primarily dominated by the beauty<

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>of the dynamic, biomorphic multi<

>colored rich >organic architecture<

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>this small book >originating in >spain< is our<
>exellent introduction to the >fabulous oeuvre<
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>of the greatest of the "art neuveau" architects<
>antonio gaudi / (powerful picasso roots here)<
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 >much of the deep >organic feeling in gaudi's<
>work can be traced to his >spiritual nature &<
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.it was not uncommon for him to >express his<
>religious passion in >stained glass windows<
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 >"nature is our best guide" was my encouragement<
>to our students seeking research topics for organic<
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>structural reference / notice >lamella like structure<
>in the sea creatures found along the spanish coast<
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 >this very >early design by gaudi already shows<
>vital movement >away from the box< to a more<
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>relaxed dynamic >biomorphic structure that led<
>to the powerful organic sagrada familia church<
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>"sagrada familla" cathedral in barcelona, >gaudi's<
>famed master work, >now making great progress<
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>toward completion is the most impressive church<
>of our time (must place corbu's "ronchamp" too)<
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 >compare this structure inside the "sagrada familla"<
>cathedral with gaudi's early wood structure above<
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>to see how much progress he made in his organic<
>structure perfection / (the work of radiant genius)<
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 >this design of a >chimney on the roof of one of<
>gaudi's urban houses >expresses< his masterful<
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>ability to design a relatively minor architectural<
>element in a way that it becomes  >world class<
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 >gaudi's >powerful and expressive< glazing design<
>was an >inspiration to frank lloyd wright & bruce<
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>goff who >incorporated similar efforts which thus<
>created for architectural historians "organic design"<
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 >antonio gaudi was a very modest persona<
>but one must wonder if his dna inherited<
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>the power of moorish architecture/ please<
>note the great orson welles film "othello"<
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 >the cross so prevalent in >gaudi's symbolism<
>reminds me of my >experience at tulane univ<
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>which surfaced despite the >powerful pull of<
>space travel / (crosses cosmic conscious too)< ?
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>this magnificent >transcendental roofscape of<
>antonio gaudi could, after all reflect "cosmic<
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>consciousness" even >et vision w/ all things<
>carefully considered / remember the >egypt<
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>of akhenaten was directly south, just as the<
>yucatan >nubian toltec maya< was for me<
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>(remember pamplona and<
>hemingway"s famed tale<
>ref >running of the bulls)<
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>"high up in the hills of navarre"<
+>THE POWERFUL START<+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu