Colonial Revival architecture

At first glance, I was able to tell two major differences between the two sculptures. The Statue of Memi and Sabu has a familiar and friendly look, while the Statue of Gudea is withdrawn and also imposing. I think these two sculptures are opposites in many ways. For the primary details, everything including the medium, color, scale, texture, space, and even texture are opposites. The secondary features help to tell a story as they relate to the larger context of this piece of art. Starting out…

What makes I. M. Pei’s Everson’s museum an architectural success? Based of Lebbeaus Woods definition of architecture as, “the built realization of a particular concept, or idea. …the concept, or ideas, it embodies are formulated in a unique, and not merely generic, way”, I. M. Pei distinctively develops a concept of form using brutalism. The Everson Museum evokes a spark of interest for the viewer and at first glance the museum seems anticlimactic, but as the viewer enters the space and engages…

Carpentry is one of the oldest and refined trades of our time. The art of building amazing things from basic materials has always been in trend. Carpenters are skilled in many areas of home improvement. Their functions include building and installing staircases, doors and windows, making “built-ins” of various kinds, interior wall modifications, framing for walls and closets, all trim and molding and many more. Basically, all works connected with cutting, repairing and installing wood are…

Slate Roofing: Why It Is An Excellent Choice For A Home In the process of constructing your home and need to pick a roofing material? It may be tempting to go with traditional asphalt shingles, but know that slate can be an excellent choice for a home. Slate has many benefits that make it an appealing option to use during new construction. Consider the following 3 benefits. Slate is Durable Many homeowners love slate because the material is fireproof. Slate also has the durability of…

The first image is of Brisk iced tea and cherry/limeade, pop, designed by Margaret Andersen. The historical element of this to me is Greek pottery, orientalising that was from around 700 to 600 BCE. At this time, they used animal and floral forms, tried to make black figures, had more than one colour to them, and told of myths and other tales. The pottery had more easy to make geometric patterns, over time this became to tell of Greek mythology. During the classical period the pottery used black…

between different floors of a buildings produce unique qualities for each story. Having distilled the building into abstract terms, Price believes that architecture should serve to “extend the value and usefulness of human life” (Price, 12). In other words, a building should function as a beneficial change. Using sculptures as a comparison to architecture, Price stresses on the requirement for flexible design in preparation of future uses of the same volumes. Also, the writer believes that the…

Modernism in art, in conventional sense, is defined as art from the late 1860s through the 1960s, which examines current (then) artistic, cultural, and social standards. The most common of these being the task that artists face in creating works of that abandons any form of illusionism. By the 1950s through the 1960s, modernism in art was challenged through the ever expanding growth of art reproduction, the art market, galleries and art dealers, and the development of fine art education in…

of the greatest architects in the history of the world and the “greatest modern architect in American history” according to the American Institute of Architects. The quote above just shows how much he thought architecture could change the world and how he wanted people to see his architecture. Wright was not only an American architect, he was also an interior designer, writer and educator. He designed over 1000 structures of which 532 were built, however he was never famous amongst his peers or…

Postmodernism is a late-20th-century movement in the arts, architecture, and criticism that was a departure from modernism. Postmodernism was a movement in architecture that rejected the functionalist, modernist ideals of rationality and also used to describe a dissatisfaction with modern architecture. Postmodernism is characterized by the return of ornament and symbol to form. The aims of the postmodernism was look back to the past for inspiration of history and tradition, ideas of…

In Adolf Loos’ “Ornament and Crime”, the author has a forthright stance on ornamentation. According to Loos, implementation of embellishment disables society from progressing forward in contemporary culture. Referencing to the Papuan’s choice to decorate without restraint, Loos delineates a stark contrast between modern and tribal perspectives relating to ornamentation. In other words, the “evolution of culture” removes the dependency on decoration as a means of expression (Loos, 167). In…