Antony Gormley

ar·chi·tec·ture

   [ahr-ki-tek-cher]

noun 

 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect.

Architecture doesn't just have to be buildings, as stated above it can be to design artificial constructions. One artist that i looked at is Antony Gormley who designed the angel of the north. When i looked at his other work, i found that most of it is figures made up of wood or metal, he makes these statues look like pieces of abstract art. Every piece of the figure is carefully placed so that it is supported and still stands but looks like he wanted it to look.

My quick responses to Antony Gormley:

 

Timeline

For my essay on this project, I will produce a timeline for architecture. Examples of architectural milestones is the era of the church; this has medieval and Gothic styles, the industrial revolution which saw such artistic movements as futurism, vorticism and cubism which influenced architects a lot, and also modern times; of which we see the likes of the sage (Gateshead), the shard, 30 St Mary Axe (formally known as the Gherkin), etc. which is heavily influenced on earlier futurism, I also think that some buildings are influenced by sci fi films, books and images. For my project, I will be focusing on Newcastle and its skyline.
What I have noticed while researching architecture is that how fast and to what extent architecture is changing - becoming more and more like artists visions of a city. Architecture could also be seen as artistic movement. 

From earliest to now:
Gothic
Tudor
Classical
Renaissance
Elizabethan
Jacobean
Gothic Revival
Georgian
Old English
Queen Anne
Arts and Crafts
Art Deco
Modernism
High Tech
Minimalism

Gothic Architecture

Artists

I have started to reseach two artists, the first one is George Grie who is a gothic illistrator, some of his paintings and prints include complicated buildings like cathedrals and I think he has been influenced by the gothic era.

Another artist I have looked at is a futuristic architect called Antonio Sant'Elia, who designed buildings based on the futuristic movement.

Start of unit 3 - Initial Thoughts

My initial idea for graphics is to do a project on architecture. I thought about focusing on gothic architecture like cathedrals and churches and also the evolution of houses or cities (how they have changed to fit the new generation), I could also focus on all the different types of buildings -  like what is normal?