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ARCHITECTURE !!!!!!What does it mean to be an architect? In a word, God. You are in control of your own world. Its in the way you see things, hears things, smell things, you pay attention to every detail of what is around you and within you. You change the way people view art for what it is, but also the world. You break ways of communicating with people. It becomes a more interactive showing people the world through your eyes, and let me tell you it drives everyone crazy. What I believe is that were here on earth to create. That we are here to create ourselves, not find ourself. I go to two schools , architecture and music production, at the same time because I have a passion to pursue architecture and music in my life, and I want to share my life, experiences, emotion, in the way I create. For me I get a lot of haters, critics, teachers, students, everyone, saying that my head is all make believe.. but at the end of the day we all dream, and for me I dream bigger and I will prove year after year again to do so, because architecture is sexy, and being able to incorporate my music, and use my emotions in my architecture allows me to break every barrier possible, and teach people that life has no limitations, that if your dreams don't scare you, make you nervous, then there not big enough. You can create the experience you shape the way you will feel today, tomorrow, and for the future. That whats it means for me to be human, and at the end we are all architects in our own field, it doesn't take a genius to be here, it takes commitment and you have to be willing to risk everything. I feel sad for those that choose to live an average life, that what if life, it doesn't exist. You do you, at the end isn't all make believe?

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to pull them into my space, so I came up with the concept of Puzzles learning center. I initially came up with the Idea to create my building using my emotions. For me I relate by playing the keyboard(piano), so I shaped my building in the shape of my chord progression. And I wanted to further explore ways of progression, with architecture, such methods of slicing the building, and using the field to create shifts between the plates to create news of entering within the building.

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Adel Aleali Mr. Gannon 2A CS Final 2014

December 4, 2014 !Tradition & Progress

!Architecture can be viewed in different perspectives, classical or modern. Architecture is a form

of language, it is a way of breaking barriers, cultures, surroundings, and environments and mixing

them together. Perez- Gomez, Burke, Loos, and Perrault all shared the idea that for art to progress, in

must meet the needs of form in beauty, and taste. Perrault argues that beauty comes in two forms,

arbitrary and natural. That progress can be influenced not only by our surroundings, but our various

customs of living (religious/ social). It can be understood that each art portrays a different meaning,

that for one to progress it must know and understand its meaning. The real challenge is to see art what

it really is, Perrault argues that progress would not only depend on an individuals taste, but it must

meet the criteria through form, functionality, and appearance. Architecture is explored between the

ancient, and modern times through themes of the sublime, the aesthetic, and synthesis.

Two Modernists Alberto Perez- Gomez and Adolf Loos claimed that aesthetic purism are

reflections of nature, art, beauty and taste, where the focus is on form, function, and appearance.

Where as Hegel is a symbol of progress and tradition. That art comes down to its culture, its toots, its

absolute spirit coming from manifestations. That it can be in forms of power, understanding that its

not only appealing but that it has depth. Where in classical times, where the Greeks were perfection in

the appearance was evident but the depth was limited.Adolf loos says ornaments are a waste of

human labour, money and materials. that in modernism, simplicity is key, that without the ornament

it shows signs of intellectual strength. he compares the values of art, high design vs popular design to

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those of lower class. That a popular design is associated with peasants and criminals, where a sense of

perception affects the identity that is being portrayed.

At the same instance Perez Gomez argues that without form function is still evident. His work

can be related to the works of fellow modernist Adolf Loos.

That art shouldn't just be solely focused on ornamental and decorative designs. Adolf Loos

argues that freedom from an ornament is a sign of total strength. That for to progress it must look at it

through its pure form. Just as the idea of clothes is a mask, tattoos represent a persons reflections. That

decoration of peoples faces and bodies, just as a wall with symbols is immoral, and that in modern

times to progress we must remove the ornaments because people are already aware of what exists, but

the real challenge is how to create depth and meaning without having something in front you. He tries

to create meaning in architecture through rationalistic approaches. Just as Beethoven with his sounds,

it wasn't something physical like a building where you can hold it, touch it, but it was a way to impact

your sense. Just as ornaments are symbolic of natural elements blending, forming, allows space for

new meaning and language to be created. That people shouldn't be close minded, but should embrace

various styles and cultures as they are the roots for progressing. Just as in the Majolica House, Vienna,

1899 by Otto Wagner, and in Joseph Maria Olbrich, Secession Building(Vienna, 1898). Where the

belief of the ornament can distort the realness and purpose of the building. It is ways of shifting

focuses, and still understand that each little piece of an ornament has its own story to tell, that in

someways its symbolizes the variation, the materials, speak its own story, it creates a new level of depth

and meaning.

Depth and meaning can be explored through emotion in architecture. Burke deals with the

sublime, claims that it can be the strongest type of emotion felt. Usually a near death experience,

where one would feel pain and danger. He claims that we shouldn't be scared, and that we should

embrace moments of fear, because it challenges you to think, react differently, that in a way it is a

work of art. We do, and we must suppose he uses an example of light. What appears light to one, is

light to another, dark is dark, bitter is bitter, that there is a certain fine line of satisfaction that people

choose to follow. Although taste cannot be disputed, to think light is more pleasing than dark, it refers

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to our senses. That pleasure is received by our own imagination, which can be derived from nature,

the use of various method of operations to create the same thing. Think of a spot the difference

picture, where you have two of the same pictures next to one another, and you have to spot whats

missing in one to another. Having two distinct objects next to each other, leads to no impression on

imagination. Having two similar objects, tricks your mind to look closely for difference, it is the idea of

creating the same thing a hundred different times, and each time it creates a new way of looking,

thinking, and imaging.

An example of a figure and the vastness of nature is the Cenotaph for Newton- Etienne Louis

Bouelle . Modernists as Bouelle challenged the way the ancient and classical teachings. He claims that

in ancient times people needed to step back from the rationalists point of view and look for the

meaning and depth in art. Just as light is is light, dark is dark, ways to create new apparent languages

through similar distinctions. Think of drawing a square, you could draw it in straight lines, dotted,

dashed, but in the end its a square. He pushed to find different variations to creating the same object.

Finding out different methods of construction allowed ways to further progress our understanding.

That in traditional times, he understand the need how everything should have purpose, but also

appreciates the various ways in achieving them. Where the structure is achieved by simple forms,

where the stones create light to pass during daylight.Where an interior creates an inversion of the

exterior lighting, creating different perspectives of looking at the world. For Bouelle, the circle

represented moments of perfection, where having a 500 ft structure would challenge the way people

say architecture. Its foreshadows modern conception of architecture, its true meaning, just as in a

church when the church light shines through the alters, it create a sense euphoria peace, where it can

impact a persons emotion, through the way in which a structure is created. When it comes to progress

and tradition there are two distinct views ancient and modern. In ancient traditions, individual genius

was worshipped, it was either you were born with talent or you weren't. In modernism it was ways to

develop systems, that anyone can have talent if taught well. With Burke, his used subliminal art and

taste to show beauty for what it really is, and not for what we perceive it to be.

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Ancient times were more concerned about natural beauty, rather than rational and arbitrary

beauty in modernism. The Pantheon, by Jacques Germain Souffolt, in Paris. is the perfect example of

neo-classical architecture. Its use of hidden geometry when facing, then entering. Its use of the

column and beam, the doric order, the columns, and the pediment. It is clear that the use of vitruvius

methods from the high ceilings are apparent in the tall arches, to the apses. Similar to Sant'ivo Della

Sapienza,1642, Borromini, where it starts off with complex geometry as gets simplified, its spiral

suggests to religious belief the idea of going through different layers and times, resembles the vastness

of life as it slowly becomes to end. The long ceramic tiles, columns, in the pantheon resemble the

Santivo Della Sapienze, it suggests a religious power and meaning as you go higher in the buildings

you see all the paintings, ceramics of religious acts suggests human nature and behavior, dealing with

life decisions. That its progress is developed from the Greek order, suggests its perfect geometry where

a balance is created between depth and meaning in geometry. Just as the Bibliotechque national, by

Henri Labrouste, in Paris creates contrasts with its facade. The simple square, symmetrical image

creates the idea of matchy-matchy, creates a rather ordinary plan as opposed to the Pantheon.

There is a certain balance between tradition and progress, and for many years people have

turned to the Greeks for synthesis in architecture. And for many years people understood its perfection

in form, beauty, and function but also understood that it lacked depth and meaning. It is

understandable to art to progress we must understand the system, the balance and rules which were

made to create it before we begin to break them and create new ways of language. That architecture

refers to different stages before receiving the outcome. Think of making the color purple, the color

red, then the blue. But within making it there are thousands of different shades of the same color that

reflect the outcome. Just as the variation between mixing styles, and looking at art what it really is, can

create more interesting layers of depth and meaning. Which can be shown through the use of sublime,

ornamental, and even different various techniques. Tradition and progress, the debate between

ancient and modern influences the way art progresses. An example, when you try to explain

something to parents something that you need want, but there is generation gap, where you then

understand the different lifestyles, set of rules, and accept then finding ways to progress. Its the same

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with architecture, it about finding a balance, preserving the teachings and progressing with newer

ideas.

!Sources

! "Adolf Loos Ornament and Crime." 1 Jan. 1908. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. .

! Shelley, James. "The Concept of the Aesthetic." Stanford University. Stanford University, 11

Sept. 2009. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. .

! Burke, Edmund. "Of the Sublime. Burke, Edmund. 1909-14. On the Sublime and Beautiful.

The Harvard Classics." Of the Sublime. Burke, Edmund. 1909-14. On the Sublime and Beautiful.

The Harvard Classics. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. .

! "Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science by Alberto Perez-Gomez." Andrew Pun.

Web. 4 Dec. 2014. .

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Without art, life would be a mistake. Art is everywhere, in the way we see, the way we hear,

smell, touch and feel. Its an experience, it takes you through the journey of the untold, and allows

you to connect mentally and socially. Think of your favorite song, food, painting, building, and Im

sure just thinking about it, you are taken back to the exact time you were there. When I hear my

favorite song, or something Ive heard as a child, I get a rush of memories that come pouring, I can

remember the exact time I woke up, what I did that day, everything that led up to it and right after it.

That to me is what art is, the ability to create a connection between subject, object, and share them.

Art is explored through expression and communication, with it comes limitations and implications.

Art is a form of expression, its purpose is to make a statement. Expression in art refers to the

thoughts, emotions of an individual. When you enter a museum, a library, a record store, or even

SCI-Arc, what is the first thing that you see? From the shelves of books, vinyls, paintings, and

drawings. Behind each vinyl, book, painting, and drawings, a persons vision, his/her reality,

everything that makes them who they are for you to see. Behind every brush stroke, every line, every

shape, every form, there is a story being told and for you to read. What changes is the way you

interpret the reading. With communication, it is the ability to share ideas, thoughts, as a collective

through subject/object. Not everyone will agree with you, and only few will understand the message

youre trying to interpret. As art was and is to be used as signs of expression, and communication

between one another, meant to challenge the way people think, and learn why people act and believe

a certain way. When both expressionism and communication work together in art it can be very

powerful. I remember back in 2012, when I was a senior in high school, during the time of the Gaza

period, people were not able to speak freely about the political views, and speak freely, so the only

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options were through art. In high school they had exhibitions showing artwork from the children of

Gaza, portraying all the hopes, dreams, messages, all onto one canvas for us to see. Where words fail,

art speaks, and through art are we able to see results and changes in the world. Sharbat Gula, the

afghan girl was her name for 17 years. Just from this picture you could see all the hardship, the

struggle, every detail, from the rugged face, to sea color eyes, it captures you as a work of art shows

you everything, and through the image. It was a sign of political art that turned to a movement, she

was living in a refugee camp where the photo was taken, and it wasn't till 17 years later where they

were able to meet again learn her name Sharbat Gula. Its not just paintings, or sculptures, even

pictures, light, shade, texture, create whole different impact towards the audience, when

communicating, what makes art different from one another is the meaning, and for some the

unnatural, surreal life of living alone in the middle of mountains, away from politics, views,

judgement, war, is something that we can see in this photo, and not everyone can face the truth.

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" When we go all the way back to history of art, when you think of cavemen, before the

hieroglyphics. When you think about the way how caveman communicated. Art has the ability to

translate through different in time. This gives mankind the ability to have an insight on the history of

mankind through visual representations of art. A simple example of this dates back to caveman era.

Perhaps we would have come across to prove their existence, had it not been for the art found in the

caves, it would have been difficult for society to understand the caveman's habitat, way of life, etc.

We were also able to conclude from their art that it shows a form a communication between each

other, we may call them symbols today, but to them it could be stories. It is sometimes the simplest

form of communication that speak the loudest. This is to an extent evident today in society, in the

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form of sign language. Sign language was created so that people with certain disabilities were able to

communicate with the world. This is a form of art as through it, they were able to express themselves

freely, and this is similar to the case of the cavemans paintings. Whether hand gestures or paintings,

people used a form of art in order to express their emotions, thoughts and stories. Whats interesting

is how with lack of resources, they were capable to create pieces, objects, pyramids, that last lifetime,

and today artists cant make something to last a week. If it wasn't for expression or communication,

they're would be no education, no freedom, no speech, it would be just empty. For that we have to

sustain all our art and others and learn new ways to communicate with not only humans, but with

nature, and life.

Art was not just an expression, its a movement that can be shown either positive or negative.

Everywhere in the world there are extremists in the world, people that take what they believe and

change the meaning to their own, which brings me to my topic of ISIS and destruction of the Mosul

Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. One of the largest museums, holding over 2200 ancient artifacts of

religious and historic sites. If you look up the video online, you can see those smashing statues that

have been there for decades, and for what reason? The reason that they claim is that idols were not

meant to be worshipped, and that people chose to worship instead of God/Allah. That they would

use the idols as signs of acceptance with their actions.

Imagine if museums around the world had missing, or destroyed paintings, sculptures or documents,

then what would society be taught in schools? Because society today is Ill see it to believe it type of

attitude, they're needs to be evidence for it exists. For society to progress, we have to learn from the

past and use it for the future.

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Art today is going through a recycling period. I appreciate modern art as nothing but decor.

What separates art in the past to today, was the way we are influenced. In the past there was no

freedom of speech, freedom to create, freedom to believe, and art was used and explored in various

ways and depths, such as impression, surrealism, realism, cubism, renaissance movements and much

more, and they're for looked for ways to explore emotions throughout. Such as sculpting, screen-

printing, oil, paint, water, and other natural sources to portray what is being represented. Today art is

more influenced by technology, which I feel loses the sense of originality, and purpose. There are two

types of people, those who love art and those who manipulate art. Because today is concerned about

branding, and trends, it doesn't seem to have a universal purpose. It feels today, that because we have

all our resources available at our fingertips, that now we have to find new ways of re-creating the

already existent. In schools, for instance there are a lot of limitations. In architecture we learn all the

rules, and a lot of people choose to follow. But the question is why do few choose to break them? The

reason is simple is to find new ways to exploring ways of expression, and creating new trends is the

only way society is going to progress, and I feel that art is in this current phase, looking to re-create

itself. With Modern art, looks at perception and simplicity, and challenges the way people view the

world through objectivity, looking for ways to reinterpret the past.

What separates Modern Art compared to Realism? Well both share the need of

sustainability. Art is meant to be sustained, regardless of what era. Today anyone can make art, but

in the past In Italy, Greece, Spain, and other places your job was assigned to you. If your dad was a

carpenter, then so were you, if your dad was a sculpture, then so were you. And painters were usually

the poor, and art was not valued as today. Realism art was a branding yourself, a way to show off for

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some, such as the rich. Art was used to class and wealth in the past, and today I feel that the same

thing is happening now, that people are trying to brand themselves that they lose sense of what is

being showed as to what is being expressed. When you think of communication in art, there are

various things that we consider. What is being displayed to us? How is it being displayed to us? And

why? With Impressionism, Cubism, and all types of art, people look at materiality that is being

chosen and why. Why would an artist use watercolor to oil or acrylic? Its because each has different

element, texture, and can influence the way you see an image, a sculpture, or painting. With oil, the

dark tonal colors portray dark meaning compared to watercolor, a softer mellow mood. Each color,

represents a different feeling, the same way as each instrument has a different sound, each food has a

different taste, when mixed, and you are looking for new ways to create something. To me I feel that

is something every individual goes through every day, every day is a chance to re-create ourselves,

and show our new stories, cause if were not creating, then what would be the point?

In conclusion art is not about finding oneself, I feel its about creating yourself, and every day

we must try and sustain art and learn from it, as it is the only way society will ever develop and move

forward. Expressionism and communication has no limits, and no boundaries, and you shouldn't let

the judgement of those affect you in what you want to create. There are various ways of self-

expressionism, through music, writing, sculpting, painting, screen-printing and more, and art does

make a statement, as it is reflection of society.

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!Looking at Looking at Art

Comparison !!!!!!!Diego Velasquez Las Meninas Andy Warhol, Warhols Shadows

A common theme that can be found between both artworks is Reflections. From Diego

Velasquez portraying himself in the mirror with all the different social classes of the Spanish people.

From the Spanish Ruler, to the maids, to the distant faces lurking in the background, the use of shade

and shadow amplify the mood of the painting. The use of oil creates a darker, more gritty effect

towards the audience. Warhol on the instance is very similar. He tried to create the same effect of

creating the lighter parts in the front of the canvas, and dark in the back. He contrasts between the

positive and negative space on the page to create the same effect. But he contrasts with using a variety

of colors and shadows, as you see in the right, no two frames are the same, in each piece there is some

variation. Because the use of silkscreen, and the change of colors varying from bright green to

bloodshot red, each screen shares elements of all colors. Whether the black, to the different strokes,

you are able to see more than one combination creating the color, and the use of the black to create

the shadows varies, smaller, medium, bigger, it carries your eyes throughout, just as the Las Meninas

you are able to trace it by the color of the people, how it starts with the lightest and slowly begins to

fade away.

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