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| Gaudí. The man and his work | Anton Gaudí i Cornet (1852-1926) is the most popular architect in history.
His revolution of architecture and plastic arts is in the beginning of contemporary and future art.
Gaudí’s work is a search of perfection of art,of perfection of human person and of perfection of society.
He said:
«For doing well the works, it’s necessary:
first, love; second, technical ability».
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| Scrapping | This afternoon of late summer they have scrapped father’s car. It had survived his death a few years, parked in the garage, growing old, but very well taken care of. It have said -if it could talk- enough! And they have lived in look.
When it climbed the crane platform that should lead to scrap, most of us went up there: the flowering tulip fields of Holland, the waves of the Mediterranean beaches of Provence, the vineyards of the golden autumn in Rioja, the snowy glaciers in the Alps. And so many innocent conversations, so much company, so much happiness with the complete confidence that in parents children have. Then the world has cracked, and we have fallen between the cra...  |
| Episcopal palace of Astorga (1889-1893) | In January 1887, Gaudí was called to Astorga by Bishop Joan Baptista Grau i Vallespinós, who had just seen to blaze the episcopal palace.
Gaudi was grateful to his countryman. He wrote on Feb. 8, 1887 to express their gratitude and warning him that he was very busy with the Sagrada Família and the Güell house, and that he could not travel to Astorga to finish the home of his wealthy admirer. He sent therefore a questionnaire to find a letter containing information essential to the development of the project.
Gaudí took a few months in the project of the new episcopal palace of Astorga. In July 1887 sent by mail and Dr. Grau was quick to send a telegram: "It likes a lo... |
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