Many of his works are modelled
on architectural fragments: Mandorla, of 1949, derives from the upper facade of the 12th - century cathedral in Poitiers, while the shadows of railings on steps determined the pattern of the La Combe series of 1950 - 51.
Not exact matches
I hadn't noticed your
architectural fragment in the background
on your wall before... what a wonderful accent and bracket to frame your little painting.
Not only does that reading explain the fervent use of voice - over, never more present here, recounting and musing
on each experience with that hushed, inimitable whisper, but it also explains the unique aesthetic of Malick's films: his desire to capture
fragmented but ideal forms of corporeal, natural and
architectural beauty, rendered so by Emmanuel Lubezki's superlative cinematography and some elliptical, compelling editing.
His abstractions take as their inspiration
fragments of observed reality: the way shadows
on a stairwell establish their own staccato rhythm or afternoon light falling
on an
architectural detail creates random angles.
Sketched in intense blue pigment
on white glazed ceramic tiles, the artwork captures
architectural fragments of the historical facade of Princes House.
Varied subjects, such as figural
fragments, drapery, and
architectural relief appear
on a typical single Baroque study sheet for the sake of economy and for the rehearsal of an image.
The artist thus creates an exhibition situation, which — depending
on the position and perspective of the viewer — opens new contexts and points of reference between the altogether seven works
on view: through overlapping and juxtaposition,
fragmented image details of
architectural constructions are transformed into new — rational and irrational — visual connections and associations.
This ambivalence I have towards the nature of the term «abstract» also applies to my use of certain
architectural elements, sometimes
on a very large scale, in an effort to compress
fragments of real
architectural space onto a relatively frontal idea, vis à vis Mark Rothko for instance.
Philip Taaffe, «Nocturne with
Architectural Fragments,» 2014, Mixed media
on canvas, 150 x 111 1/4 inches (381 x 282.6 cm).
Shot
on a borrowed Leica camera in Meschers, France, the photographs explore the interplay of light, shadow, and pattern
on stacks of bricks, beach cabanas, local vegetation, and
architectural fragments.
The lamp
on the right appears to be made from an
architectural fragment.