So after searching for a piece of architecture that held an artistic statement, I became largely frustrated with the lack of bright colours and organic shapes.
It then occurred to me that I was sear
ching for
life in a
building. Right. So angular lines, geometrical shapes and cold greys palettes don't exactly fit in with my design ethic. Fitting the whole 'macro and mirco' thing in was also looking tricky. After long amounts of procrastination, I stumbled across a show called
Art in Spain on ABC 1. The presenter was having a rant about future of spanish art and how he looked to architecture to foresee this. After a few building, he got to one that caught my attention, The Guggenhiem Museum Bilbao in Spain by Frank Gehry. This was a building that did have life; it curved in a free-form way and seemed like it was growing out of control. Best of all it still had a
modern edge with its use of steel and inclusion on angles.
The macro and micro deal was hit bang on the head of the nail with the small intricate tile patterns vs the overall shaping of the building. I thought the
Jeff Coons shrub puppy was pretty cute too.
The presenter made an interesting
connection between the building and
Picasso's 'Accordionist' painting. Need to look into this more.
