As such, the new show displays photographic, painterly and sculptural elements, which continue to document the battle between nature and artificial developments,, questioning
the way modernist architecture attempts to situate itself within the landscape.
Not exact matches
The house is an early
Modernist home, and I've been trying to figure out
ways for the holiday decor to complement, not compete with the already beautiful details in the
architecture, and still be easy and quick to do.
[67] Many aspects of
modernist design still persist within the mainstream of contemporary
architecture, though previous dogmatism has given
way to a more playful use of decoration, historical quotation, and spatial drama.
In Prismatic Park, McElheny continues his examination of the
way the transparency of glass is strongly linked to ideas within
Modernist art,
architecture, and philosophy.
The
Way We Live Now presents the work of 13 artists examining the interplay between
modernist architecture and contemporary art through site - specific installations and existing works.
«In Montparnasse,» it continued, «we see social housing in pracice, the epitome of the modern urban envirnonment and a wistful reminder of how the reality of
Modernist architecture parted
ways with its socially - minded ideology... Gursky is able to achieve a powerful sense of both alienation and individuality, which leaves us feeling the prime symptom of the modern world: the fear of being alone.»
Reminiscent of office cubicles, barriers, waiting areas and processes of renovation, they operate as semi-autonomous abstractions and reiterate Gillick's interest in the legacy of «applied modernism», the two
way movement between utilitarian design and
modernist art and
architecture.
Full of delicate color combinations and seductive textural contrasts, Hackett's paintings reference landscape,
architecture, textiles and the
modernist grid, which she breaks down and idiosyncratically reconstitutes in odd, refreshing,
ways.