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GAUDI CASA
BATLLO
BIOGRAFIE
Antonio Gaudi
(geb. 1852 in Reus, Spanien; gest. 1926 in Barcelona, Spanien)
Antonio Gaudi wurde 1852 als Sohn eines Kupferschmieds in Reus, Spanien, geboren. Er studierte Architektur an der "Escola Superior d'Arquitectura" in Barcelona. Seine erste wichtige Arbeit war die Casa Vincens in Barcelona, für die er den gotischen Baustil wieder aufleben ließ und die ihm als Vorlage für weitere Arbeiten dienen sollte. Im Laufe seiner Karriere entwickelte Gaudi seinen eigenen, fast surrealen Baustil, der ihn zum führenden Vertreter des spanischen Art Nouveau machte. Er hatte wenig übrig für bestehende architektonische Konventionen, mischte lieber völlig verschiedene Stile miteinander und schuf so neue. Die für Gaudi charakteristische, verzerrte Form gotischen Baustils zog auch andere Avant-Garde Künstler in ihren Bann. Gaudi's characteristically warped form of Gothic architecture drew admiration from other avant-garde artists. Although categorized with the Art Nouveau, Gaudi created an entirely original style. He died in Barcelona in 1926.
References Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p61. Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA680.C625 198
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One of the architect's most complete works, Casa Batlló reflects an intense yet abstract naturalism. Decorated with polychrome ceramics of both brilliant and subtle colors, it produces an indefinable sensation of lightness in spite of the profusion of forms and motifs. At the first floor level of the undulating facade is a striking stone structure in the form of a loggia (roofed open gallery) supported by columns that frame windows decorated with stained glass. The ceramics and multi-colored glass mosaics of the upper part are interrupted by aggressive iron balconies in the form of masks.
Crowning the whole is a suggestive tile roof over double garrets which evokes the back of a fantastic dragon. Also on the roof is a round tower with a floral dome topped with a four-branched cross, one of Gaudí's favorite motifs, behind which stand the colorful sculpted chimneys with their allusions to sturdy guardians
The interior impresses as well. An splendid hall stands at the entrance with winding stairs and attractively designed windows which are cast with changing blue tones according to the graduated colors of the ceramic tiles. The first floor was decorated by Gaudí who created some of his best interior design pieces for it in magnificently built fireplaces, wooden floors, furniture, stained glass, and wrought iron elements.
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