#Antonio Gaudi

[dare-g]

Antonio Gaudi (1984)

[svantetic]

all I have learned so far about Antoni Gaudí is that he never got married and loved designing butt plugs*, I refuse to learn more

*our very sweet tour guide insisted that those are chimneys but he also kept saying firehouse instead of fireplace

[huariqueje]

The Gaudí Crypt looks like a magical cave, a space where art and nature dialogue with absolute freedom. But don't forget that the Colònia Güell church is much more than  a masterpiece of modernism:  it is also a  parish  where all kinds of liturgies are celebrated and many weddings, baptisms, funerals and masses have taken place under its wavy cover.

[daylerogers]

Start Small; Finish Big

It began in 1882. On March 19 of that year, a cornerstone was laid for a small church in Barcelona, Spain that, having begun with a diminutive footprint, has become the largest unfinished church in the world. The Basilica Sagrada Familia. It was begun by architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, and it was meant to be a small church dedicated to Saint Joseph. Villar resigned after a year of…

[twafordizzy]

James Salter schetst relatie-perikelen in Barcelona

bron beeld: rollingstone.de Plaats van handeling is Barcelona, een appartement vlakbij Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia. James Salter (1925-2015) laat ons binnen bij Malcolm en Nico, een echtpaar dat zich in de Spaanse stad heeft gevestigd. Waarom? Malcolm is verliefd op deze stad. Hij heeft er een diepe genegenheid voor, die gedeeltelijk is gebaseerd op een verhaal van Paul Morand en ook op een voorval…

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Window at Casa Batllo by Gaudi, Barcelona, SPAIN

[papermonkeyism]

I saw you mention "traditional art school muscles" and started wondering - if you still have any of your old school works lying around, I'd love to see them! Obviously no pressure at all, especially since it's midsummer, but if you're into it, feel free to use this ask to flex with your old art. Especially realism would be fun to see since your usual style is a bit more cartoony!

I don't know if I have many.

There might be some in my old devArt gallery (deviantart.com/paperiapina) if you dive deep enough, though I'm pretty sure it doesn't have most of my figure drawing works or stuff, since I didn't used to have a scanner big enough, and many of those were too big and unwieldy to store. And some of the prettier ones I've sold over the years. (a lot of my more photorealistic drawings were commissions, usually pet portraits which I don't have anymore because they were custom made for other people)

I'd say the devArt might be the best bet. Good luck!

[simonacastricum]

The Passion facade of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

[latinx-lancaster]

The Passion facade of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

[mittromulan]

The Passion facade of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

[greathelp]

The Passion facade of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

[bernyjacques]

The Passion facade of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

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[herpsandbirds]

Gaudy Baron (Euthalia lubentina), family Nymphalidae, found in much of South and SE Asia

photograph by Antonio Giudici

[magicalmanbacon]

I thought that if Antonio represented Spain, Drac de Gaudi would be on his shoulders. And scrawled the Sagrada Familia in the background

[sir-fratley-irontail]

Final Fantasy IX Trivia Time!

Have you noticed how Cleyran eiderdowns look similar to Scotland's flag? Well, I sure did not.

The word "Burmecia" comes from "burmese", a variety of rats. And I thought it was related to Burma/Myanmar because, you know, rain and amazing architecture. Maybe it is, but I haven't read anything about it on the internet, not even an interview with someone at Square talking about Burmecia.

In fact, Burmecia's architecture was largely inspired by Antonio Gaudi's organic mosaic constructions. Beautiful, isn't it?

Also, did you know Sir Fratley (in this case, me) was named after Michael Flatley, a professional dancer who appeared on Riverdance?

And, speaking of Riverdance...

Coincidence? I don't think so.