Argument 2: Brutalism reveals ‘The Image’, an ideal aesthetic of modernism as an unresolved visual. (To each individual has their own ideal view of modernism)
Banham’s ‘The New Brutalism’ reveals aspects of ‘The Image’, as an ideal aesthetic of modernism as an unresolved visual. As it is a continuously evolving phrase, there are obvious clarities of meaning and articulations to be made of this notion of ‘image’. From this, many architects have insisted many of their own opinions and declarations on the Brutalist architecture. Banham describes his conditions of ‘the image’ as an instantaneous comprehension of the visual entity to be justified by the form’s experience through the eye. This idea of ‘an image’ has the ability “to describe anything or nothing.” In Banham’s text, he quotes St. Thomas Aquinas’ assumption of beauty as quod visum placet, meaning ‘that which seen, pleases and for imagery to be defined as quod visum perturbat, which seen, affects the emotions.’ However, the issue with using this phrase in reference to an ideal raises controversy as it is clear, that there are varied ideals to each individual and therefore poses …show more content…
This results in a visual discrimination which leads to extensive cultural implications. The modernist architectural styles not only involve Brutalism but many others in which also display ideas of exterior concrete use. A range of these architectural styles include Constructivism, the International style, Expressionism, Postmodernism, and Deconstructivism all to which had similar characteristics to the Brutalist style. This evidently shows the cruciality of accuracy in definitions within the modern era and what characterised each of the
Banham’s ‘The New Brutalism’ reveals aspects of ‘The Image’, as an ideal aesthetic of modernism as an unresolved visual. As it is a continuously evolving phrase, there are obvious clarities of meaning and articulations to be made of this notion of ‘image’. From this, many architects have insisted many of their own opinions and declarations on the Brutalist architecture. Banham describes his conditions of ‘the image’ as an instantaneous comprehension of the visual entity to be justified by the form’s experience through the eye. This idea of ‘an image’ has the ability “to describe anything or nothing.” In Banham’s text, he quotes St. Thomas Aquinas’ assumption of beauty as quod visum placet, meaning ‘that which seen, pleases and for imagery to be defined as quod visum perturbat, which seen, affects the emotions.’ However, the issue with using this phrase in reference to an ideal raises controversy as it is clear, that there are varied ideals to each individual and therefore poses …show more content…
This results in a visual discrimination which leads to extensive cultural implications. The modernist architectural styles not only involve Brutalism but many others in which also display ideas of exterior concrete use. A range of these architectural styles include Constructivism, the International style, Expressionism, Postmodernism, and Deconstructivism all to which had similar characteristics to the Brutalist style. This evidently shows the cruciality of accuracy in definitions within the modern era and what characterised each of the