Sunday, December 12, 2010

Ascot Tie With Tuxedo

Secession, 1897-1898 Joseph Maria Olbrich




Taste of Vienna of 1900 is dominated by the taste of the academy, of the established order, the bourgeoisie ... Several figures collide with the company, in a way that at the time came to offend, Otto Wagner was the central figure of change.


Otto Wagner's disciples founded the Vienna Secession. Secession means
court, and this movement with the cutting is with the academies, the aim is to translate this new understanding of human beings. It deliberately avoids the classical canon and stylistic devices are removed from the Minoan and Mycenaean.




"I think it will mount an absolute scandal, stupid people will go crazy."
Olbrich was fully aware provocation that would raise the flag he designed for the exhibition of the Vienna Secession, an artists' society founded in 1897, which inevitably represent late Historicism.
Built in a facility provided by the city and industrial financial support from Karl Wittgenstein, the building is now one of the best known examples of European architecture in the transition from historicism to modernism.






The white cube is formed through different volumes and houses an exhibition hall.
The exterior is notable for its organic ornamentation on the entrance there is an inscription: "Der Zeit ihre Kunst, der Kunst ihre Freiheit" (each time its art and every art its freedom; Ludwig Hevesi).
The interior is quite the opposite, because the building is sealed, it is nice, also has a lot of flexibility because movable partitions exist.
The dome set, made of metal flowers, like a swarm of wasps that trembles in the air, because of this domed building is known affectionately by the Viennese as "the golden cabbage head."



In 1902, during a presentation of Beethoven, Gustav Klimt exposed his Beethoven Frieze in the building.
During the remodeling the basement was completely renovated, creating an ideal place for the frieze, which eventually became the building after an eventful history.

Monday, December 6, 2010

How Do Pneumatic Syringes Work

Cosima von Bonin PPAG

MuseumsQuartier, the neighborhood of the edge



While Austria has managed to preserve its historical and cultural heritage with great suspicion, the fact is that it also has opened its doors to the forefront and this is how MuseumsQuartier in Vienna you can enjoy the work of the currents of the twentieth century.
In this district of Vienna are addressing different museums of modern art through various proposals: Leopold Museum, Quartier 21, MUMOK and Kunsthaus Graz





striking is the manner in which the architectural PPAG has successfully transformed the urban space in an urban salon MuseumsQuartier through a multifunctional tool.







The playground is invaded by 116 large items of coated EPS completing different configurations: side by side, one above the other, in circles , spiral.




Each year the Viennese
choose your color and this year have opted for bright pink.
Through this action recognizes the communal aspect of the place and reaffirms the social role of architecture.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Cost Of Car Ownership In Ontario



The artist Cosima von Bonin (Mombasa, Kenya, 1962) is one of those tireless creators are constantly produce, investigate and explore works, concepts and means to build a very large plastic proposal but defined by certain specific interests , as are all those possible aspects of the artist against the social space for exploring and altering it, the mechanisms established in the art world. Von Bonin, usually aimed at the representation of stories collective or individual to inquire about possible forms of cultural expressions and elements that determine them, such as: television, the implications of techno music and hip-hop, the ways they have been and are represented gender, individual identity in the world today, the present nature of play, the universe of home, among many other issues that are significant parts of the issues that have positioned von Bonin as one of the leading figures of the art Current German.



BYE-BYE RAUMLABORBERLIN UTOPIA

With the construction of a gigantic staircase, which almost split The lobby, the KUB raumlaborberlin arena has made it his new director Yilmaz Dziewior wanted to achieve: a communication forum and a space for the negotiation of new forms of representation.
architects group operates on the edges of ordinary architecture, keeping track of changes and the various negative phenomena and explore alternatives.

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fixed monitors on the ladder, which is constructed of prefabricated doors of former East German buildings, through this project can get a glimpse of the spaces normally inaccessible Zumthor elegant building.






hidden threads are woven ride and visitors who become tangled several times, they do not actually provide guidance.
The first part of the exhibition is dedicated to Moritz von Oswald, one of the most influential composers of electronic music and techno music pioneer ("AKA Oswald Empire '). We can find references to Martin Kippenberger (' AKA Kippyie Empire ').








Under the glass roof and accompanied by the sounds of Oswald von Bonin opens its field multiple references to the biographical credentials, friendships and working relationships with kindred spirits. Von Bonin feels a bond with the pessimism of Thomas Bernhard (some of his films shown in the exhibition), his critique of the cultural and political system and in particular ironic observation of these phenomena accompany the exhibition.


creativity
the end offset all the negative attitudes, including those of resigned weariness, a mood exuded by some of their big plush wool. These colorful creatures, animals, fungi, humorous cartoon figures, have made known this artist and witness of his laconic approach of serious art.



These reminiscences of childhood play create a direct contact with visitors. Noting the strange creatures
seems as if von Bonin is portrayed as one child and little commitment to social issues through a partnership of exuberant fun. Some stuffed animals soft or hard look with skepticism on stage. These positions, like fences, pallets, crates and cages are intended to awaken the need for freedom.





The second part of the exhibition is dominated by a trio of cars: a sleek Toyota, miserable design of cardboard and wooden whimsical model with cloth upholstery and pink accessories decorated with red and white. The sculpture of the lamp that glows with the cigarette is a tribute to Martin Kippenberger is represented in duplicate.



This second part of the exhibition is dominated by a trio of cars: a sleek Toyota, miserable design of cardboard and a wooden model with pink cloth and accessories decorated with red and white.



One of the most recognizable sculptures is sculpture lamp glowing with a cigarette, is an homage to Martin Kippenberger and is represented in duplicate.







In the latter part of the exhibition, the visitor arrives, so to speak, to himself. Accessing a wooden replica of the conference room of the museum. The visitor is drawn to the comments mad, embroidery and four finger gestures white Mickey Mouse hands down on large collections of material.



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Hampton Bay 56: Antigua





The Kunsthaus Bregenz, Peter Zumthor's work and the winner of Mies Van der Rohe, reveals both the shape and space and in the treatment of light and matter, where detail and accuracy achieved extremely important in defining the work and the conceptual idea.







This gallery hosts temporary exhibitions of modern art and is situated in Bregenz, a small Alpine town of Austria, on the shores of Lake Constance.







The building, six-story (two underground), is constructed essentially of two materials: concrete and glass and is part of a project that also included two other plants in which there are offices and services the museum. Both buildings
dialogue and form a new pedestrian plaza which also belongs to ancient theater.








The main building's exterior is coated on glass plates supported on metal frame, allowing the entry of air and light from the outside can be seen that transparency because the stairs are revealed to visitors approaching from the square.












Despite this apparent coldness outside, the minimalist interior of this building, characterized by the color and texture the walls of polished metal, provides a clean and friendly environment.






"I build from the experience of the world" Peter Zumthor.