The Nature of Ornament: Rhythm and Metamorphosis in Architecture
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Artikelnummer:
9780393730364
Veröffentlichungsdatum:
2000
Einband:
Buch
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.10.2000
Seiten:
250
Autor:
Kent Bloomer
Gewicht:
866 g
Format:
261x210x19 mm
Serie:
Norton Books for Architects &
Sprache:
Englisch
Langbeschreibung
The purpose of ornament-to articulate a realm of the imagination-is as important as it is misunderstood. Kent Bloomer, an outstanding sculptor and ornamenter whose work adorns the Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC, and other buildings, maintains that ornament is neither pure "art" in the contemporary sense of the word nor mere decoration, but rather a category unto itself, with its own unique language. He describes the key elements of ornament, rhythm and metamorphosis, and shows their application in such figures as the foliated scroll. Illustrated with the author's evocative line drawings and photographs of ornament from ancient Greece to the modern cityscape, the book is a hymn to the riches of architectural ornament.