Bilbao

Before the mid-twentieth century, museums in Europe and the United States were generally planned in variations of the neo classical style. But, the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao moved the heading of gallery outlines, which gave an extensive show venue to twentieth century and contemporary art, designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry, Architecture is important nowadays to the public, because it offers a physical surrounding environment in where we live in. Moreover, architecture is not only affected by the culture, but also by the economy of the country. Frank Gehry is one of the handful modern architects that are worldwide known by his inventive and pioneering work. The American Canadian architect was born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto,…

The museum was inaugurated on October 18, 1997, by former King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea, it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "signal moment in the architectural culture",…

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A whole range of sizes of the cultural institutions had commissioned stone structures (recognized by pedimented fronts, long colonnades, and rotundas). The galleries of art were arranged into their own individual rows with decorations that matched the artworks presented. The most regarded among the projects was the 1997 branch in Bilbao, Spain. It had a huge venue for all of the 20th century and contemporary art, but shifted the as the direction of museum design did. Frank Gehry had handfuls…

as well as some of the greatest 20th-century paintings by famous painters from all over the world” . The museum was named after the philanthropist, Solomon R. Guggenheim whose foundation supported its establishment by contributing to the modern and contemporary art. Its construction was proposed in order to house the Guggenheim’s four-year-old museum of non-objective painting, an institution created to publicly present his collection of early modern art. The museum’s collection has its roots…

Many of his buildings become attractions for people around the world and always stands out from the cities style. “By design attitude, we mean a thorough, ongoing expectation that each project is a new opportunity to create something remarkable, and to do it in a way that has never been done before.” In contrast to Loos’s view of wanting a building to blend in with its surrounding and creating a mute exterior, Gehry is inspired by the unique surrounding and landscape that can creates a powerful…

United States Department of ART AND SCIENCE The Pencil of Castilian Silhouette Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Spain All copyrights reserved, USA STORY BOOK: The Pencil of Castilian Silhouette Characters: Mrs. Tulip Pineapple, Castilian Silhouette, Art, Melody, Camellia and Jolly Location: Bilbao, Spain and New York, NY Preface This elegant children manuscript is a non-fiction concept and true short story about a mother and daughter, who decide to travel to the Guggenheim Museum to research…

In Little Frank and His Carp, a video by Andrea Fraser, the artist is listening to the official audio guide of the Guggenheim Bilbao, following the instructions closely. She walks around, admire and touch when it is told. In awe, she rubs her body around the “gentle” and “powerfully sensual” curves of the museum under the surprised and amused eyes of visitors. By overplaying the instructions, Andrea Fraser points out the enthusiasm and almost adoration put onto the architecture of the Frank…

means “sunset, west”. European societies in the west, specifically in Americas, Australia and New Zealand, did have cultural elements of their counterparts in Europe with some differences. These new expansions of the original European nations maintained their original traditions, structures, and values while incorporating the new ideals of the native lands they settled on in the western world. While many believe that Latin America is a specific place on the map, it is actually not. Latin…

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