Tag Archives: Gaudi

our humble abode: serving the pious dandy?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Dave

For Antoni Gaudi, as for the devout in the Middle Ages, almost anything in the universe could be read as a religious symbol. The Sagrada Familia is symbolic not only in its profusion of figurative sculpture and its conventional Christian … Continue reading →

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Gaudi addicted to an ecstasy of modernismo

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Dave

Antoni Gaudi. He was the great outsider of modern architecture. He was likely both an inspired freak and the creator of an emotional, organic style. A supreme artist. …. The spread of the dates of his major works and the … Continue reading →

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gaudi: modernismo and expensive fantasy

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dave

Exotic . Yes. somehow deaf to the entreaties of the less is more school. Almost no one would want to see a landscape completely filled by lesser Gaudi clones, but a little more exoticism that follows the path of the … Continue reading →

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ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Dave

Does our annoyance over the use of certain words mean we are against their use? Or so it would ostensibly appear. However, our distaste for certain cliche words, deemed annoying,and irritating are also, at some level,gifted with  a compelling attraction, … Continue reading →

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