{"id":220,"date":"2021-11-15T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?p=220"},"modified":"2021-11-15T20:21:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:21:50","slug":"the-architect-of-a-fairytale-antonio-gaudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/11\/15\/the-architect-of-a-fairytale-antonio-gaudi\/","title":{"rendered":"The architect of a fairytale: Antonio Gaud\u00ed- Blog Post #4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>An approach to architecture so particular and fantastic, that it almost seems unreal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"222\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=222\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/park-guell-1-147x96.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Park G\u00fcell, Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Park G\u00fcell is full of details everywhere, there is art wherever you look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who was Gaud\u00ed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio Gaud\u00ed I Cornet was a Catalan architect, internationally known as one of the greatest exponents of modernism. He was born on June 25 of 1852, in a family of coppersmiths. This allowed him to acquire a special ability to work with space and volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From an early age, he showed an interest in architecture. Because of this, he went to Barcelona, the most modern city in Spain at the time, to study architecture. And it is there, in Barcelona, where most of his great works are found today. Among them, his main masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and my personal favourites, Park G\u00fcel, and Casa Batl\u00f3. However, he also has pieces in other Spanish cities, such as the Caprice in Comillas, or the Episcopal Palace in Astorga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Astorga.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"224\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=224\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Astorga.jpg 432w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Astorga-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Astorga-117x96.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Episcopal Palace, Astorga<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"225\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=225\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice-164x96.jpg 164w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Caprice.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Caprice, Comillas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">These are two of the few works by Gaudi that are outside the city of Barcelona, however, they are also in Spain, since all of Gaudi&#8217;s works are in this country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chains and arches: an astonishing method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His first projects were a set of lampposts for the Plaza Real in Barcelona, the Girossi kiosks, and the Matar\u00f3 cooperative. This last one turned out to be his first major work since this was the first time that Gaud\u00ed experimented with parabolic arches, which ended up becoming one of the outstanding characteristics of his architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For achieving these arches, he devoted ten years of his life to developing a &#8220;hanging chain&#8221; model. He designed a complex set of hanging chains that he installed on the ceiling and used weights and suspension ropes. The arched forms that resulted from the experiment were what he was looking for as an architectural form, by turning them upside down. This would be fundamental to work on his design for the Sagrada Familia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"228\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=228\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-1386x2048.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-65x96.jpg 65w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/sasasa-scaled.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sagrada Familia, Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The combination of the Gothic and the Art Nouveau style in this work achieves a very visually striking piece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An impressive and magical architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s works are usually classified as modernist because of his desire to renew without breaking with tradition. Even though his modernist and Art nouveau influences are clear, his works have a very individualized and unique style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My admiration for his work is mainly because I am a lover of everything that looks magical, fantastic, and I think that a work by Gaud\u00ed has that fairy tale essence. His works do not go unnoticed, they are something very different from what we are used to seeing daily. That is something I like when a visual work takes you out of everyday life, and for an instant, it transports you to another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"226\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=226\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1-77x96.jpg 77w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/11\/Casa-Batllo-Antoni-Gaudi-Barcelona-Spain_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Casa Batl\u00f3, Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The colors, the ceiling, the ornaments, everything in this building is eye-catching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.biografiasyvidas.com\/biografia\/g\/gaudi.htm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.arteespana.com\/antoniogaudi.htm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>http:\/\/www.portalgaudi.cat\/es\/los-edificios\/nau-gaudi-de-mataro\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.liligo.es\/magazine-viajes\/obras-gaudi-fuera-cataluna-160141.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An approach to architecture so particular and fantastic, that it almost seems unreal. Who was Gaud\u00ed? Antonio Gaud\u00ed I Cornet was a Catalan architect, internationally known as one of the greatest exponents of modernism. He was born on June 25 of 1852, in a family of coppersmiths. This allowed him to acquire a special ability &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/11\/15\/the-architect-of-a-fairytale-antonio-gaudi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The architect of a fairytale: Antonio Gaud\u00ed- Blog Post #4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}