July 07, 2005
Charlie Hunter
Cel in Spain
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Aah, a Gaudí balcony, and his ever-seeking-completion Sagrada Familia looming in the distance, cranes in attendance ... Magical! An artful crop of an artful shot, and a nice entrance into the scene, to go from intimate myopia to confounding breadth. Can't wait for what follows!
Posted by adam.How did you know all that?
Matt seemed obsessed with the guy and his work.
Posted by michael.Hard not to be drawn in, such lyrical, imaginative, unique work. Prolific as he was, though, his opus magnus remains unfinished -- hard to say whether the legacy of that incomplete masterwork (the Sagrada Familia) was a gift or a curse, though. Bit by bit his acolytes inch towards resolution as funds and time permit, hoping the master's hands guide them, as he left no complete instructions ...
sagradafamilia.org/eng/index.htm and check out "History".
Even I, architectural philistine of the first water,
know about Gaudi (via Katie). Here is one of her pictures of a Gaudi building.
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ed/barcelona/Gaudi-CasaBatllo_Barcelona.jpg
What would we do without Adam's erudite and prolific nature to fill in where Michael is beautiful but sparse?
Posted by observer.Posted by Michael at July 7, 2005 07:41 PM
Aah, a Gaudí balcony, and his ever-seeking-completion Sagrada Familia looming in the distance, cranes in attendance ... Magical! An artful crop of an artful shot, and a nice entrance into the scene, to go from intimate myopia to confounding breadth. Can't wait for what follows!
Posted by: adamat July 7, 2005 10:07 PMHow did you know all that?
Matt seemed obsessed with the guy and his work.
Posted by: michaelat July 8, 2005 09:27 AMHard not to be drawn in, such lyrical, imaginative, unique work. Prolific as he was, though, his opus magnus remains unfinished -- hard to say whether the legacy of that incomplete masterwork (the Sagrada Familia) was a gift or a curse, though. Bit by bit his acolytes inch towards resolution as funds and time permit, hoping the master's hands guide them, as he left no complete instructions ...
sagradafamilia.org/eng/index.htm and check out "History".
Even I, architectural philistine of the first water,
know about Gaudi (via Katie). Here is one of her pictures of a Gaudi building.
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ed/barcelona/Gaudi-CasaBatllo_Barcelona.jpg
What would we do without Adam's erudite and prolific nature to fill in where Michael is beautiful but sparse?
Posted by: observerat July 9, 2005 10:21 PM