My Input on this reading This talks about different ways architecture was made. This book, “Architecture without architects,” breaks down our narrow concepts of the art of building. This was done by introducing the unfamiliar world of nonpedigreed architecture. The history of architecture was written and taught in the Western world, Europe, Egypt and Anatolia to name a few (Rudofsky).
There is different type of architecture for example; “Formal” architecture was a way to introduce the art of building as. “Primitive” exotic architecture, exotic arts have long been appreciated in the Western world. How to explain the word Exotic is here used in its original meaning. “Popular” architecture are examples of “fairy-tale countries” that have considerable attraction (Rudofsky). What stood out to me were the bible references. (Genesis 4:17) Adam’s son Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch. (Genesis 7) Noah and the Ark, God told him to make the ark because of the flood that would wash out most of humanity and take animals male and female of all kind with him. He question whether or not the ark ought to be called a building or a nautical craft is redundant. Because the Ark had no keel, the keel being an intellectual invention of later days, and we may safely assume that ships were not known as yet, since their existence would have defeated the very purpose of the Flood. (Rudofsky) This made me think, compare to today where you can go to Lowe or Home Depot to get tools and supplies. Back then they had to use whatever they had and I can only imagine what Noah used to make the Ark strong and stable for forty days and forty nights on the water (Genesis 7:12). The author also discusses how before men and beast walked the earth architecture existed. I believe this means architecture would do just fine without architects. Because God is the ultimate creator in this case he is the ultimate architect as well. Other projects I've done related to the |
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ASSIGNMENT II
ARCHITECTURE AS FORM
If we deprive architecture from everything but its form, would it still be architecture?
When we think about architecture, we immediately may think about some forms that we associate it with, for some it might be the form of a building, for others of a house, of an entire city, or it might even be that of a cavern. Regardless of the particular form that we choose, we may ask ourselves what do they all share an that makes them recognizable as architecture? In these common elements may rely the essence of the definition of architecture.
Kinds of Form:
There are many ways to classify forms and particularly architectural forms; by style, origin, period, location, etc. Although for this class’ purposes we will use a simpler definition:
1) Iconic Forms: Where the architectural form refers to a known architectural icon, for example the Pyramids, the Empire State, etc.
2) General Forms: Where the architectural form refers to a general convention or idea of architecture, for example the countryside house, the town church, etc.
3) Evocative Forms: Refers to an architectural form that we may remember from a personal experience that holds a meaning to us, for example our family’s home when we were kids, our school, etc.
I pick Iconic since 9/11 was a very memorable moment in time that I still question today. Recently I cannot seem to get it out of my mine so I have done series of the World Trade Center.
ARCHITECTURE AS FORM
If we deprive architecture from everything but its form, would it still be architecture?
When we think about architecture, we immediately may think about some forms that we associate it with, for some it might be the form of a building, for others of a house, of an entire city, or it might even be that of a cavern. Regardless of the particular form that we choose, we may ask ourselves what do they all share an that makes them recognizable as architecture? In these common elements may rely the essence of the definition of architecture.
Kinds of Form:
There are many ways to classify forms and particularly architectural forms; by style, origin, period, location, etc. Although for this class’ purposes we will use a simpler definition:
1) Iconic Forms: Where the architectural form refers to a known architectural icon, for example the Pyramids, the Empire State, etc.
2) General Forms: Where the architectural form refers to a general convention or idea of architecture, for example the countryside house, the town church, etc.
3) Evocative Forms: Refers to an architectural form that we may remember from a personal experience that holds a meaning to us, for example our family’s home when we were kids, our school, etc.
I pick Iconic since 9/11 was a very memorable moment in time that I still question today. Recently I cannot seem to get it out of my mine so I have done series of the World Trade Center.
As a believer of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. My walk with Christ plays a great role in my life. This piece is my my first assignment in Art and Architecture.
We were assigned to use 3 materials that Architectures uses a wide range of which is used within a building. We also had to think about the appearance: composed by color, texture and shape. The physical: composed by weight, strength and size. The meaning: composed by historical, social and cultural.
My choice of materials was the following:
Wood: which were cut into 8 pieces which symbolizes eternity. John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Bricks: I used the two bricks to create the feet. The bricks symbolize the feet of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1:15 it states, "His feet were like bronze;" The color of the bricks represents the color of bronze.
Glass Mosaic: Following the rest of Revelation 1:15 after bronze it continues with "glowing in a furnace. The glass mosaic represents the glowing on his feet.
The professor also asked that we put an emotion to our piece. He gave us 6 choices
I used the word Disgust Jesus Christ was a human on Earth who was also God, The Spirit and Son. This man was nail on a tree we call the cross as he was nail to nature and die on nature the one who created nature. His legacy live on as he have many followers and people that are disgust by him. I looked up this word and it said, disgust is to disapproval and extreme dislike. As he walked with the cross and was nailed to the cross people yelled, spit, stoned, wiped and killed him. However, he rose after the 3rd day and his death gave many believers a chance to live and not die for eternality in the afterlife. So this becomes happiness and a celebration for his return.
Other features on this sculpture are the sword on the back of the cross and small details of the wood glue dripping that symbolizes the blood of Christ that shed for our sins. In Ephesians 6:17 it said, “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. John 1:7 talks about the Blood of Jesus, “the blood of Jesus will cleanse us from all sin.” The wire wrap around the top wood piece symbolizes the crown that was on his head and the nails located on the left, right and bottom wood pieces symbolize the nails in his hands and feet.
We were assigned to use 3 materials that Architectures uses a wide range of which is used within a building. We also had to think about the appearance: composed by color, texture and shape. The physical: composed by weight, strength and size. The meaning: composed by historical, social and cultural.
My choice of materials was the following:
Wood: which were cut into 8 pieces which symbolizes eternity. John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Bricks: I used the two bricks to create the feet. The bricks symbolize the feet of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1:15 it states, "His feet were like bronze;" The color of the bricks represents the color of bronze.
Glass Mosaic: Following the rest of Revelation 1:15 after bronze it continues with "glowing in a furnace. The glass mosaic represents the glowing on his feet.
The professor also asked that we put an emotion to our piece. He gave us 6 choices
- Anger
- Disgust
- Fear
- Happiness
- Sadness
- Surprise
I used the word Disgust Jesus Christ was a human on Earth who was also God, The Spirit and Son. This man was nail on a tree we call the cross as he was nail to nature and die on nature the one who created nature. His legacy live on as he have many followers and people that are disgust by him. I looked up this word and it said, disgust is to disapproval and extreme dislike. As he walked with the cross and was nailed to the cross people yelled, spit, stoned, wiped and killed him. However, he rose after the 3rd day and his death gave many believers a chance to live and not die for eternality in the afterlife. So this becomes happiness and a celebration for his return.
Other features on this sculpture are the sword on the back of the cross and small details of the wood glue dripping that symbolizes the blood of Christ that shed for our sins. In Ephesians 6:17 it said, “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. John 1:7 talks about the Blood of Jesus, “the blood of Jesus will cleanse us from all sin.” The wire wrap around the top wood piece symbolizes the crown that was on his head and the nails located on the left, right and bottom wood pieces symbolize the nails in his hands and feet.
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Adamo Drive mural highlights Ybor history and heritage
Chickens roam the streets of Ybor City while people sit outside cafes drinking coffee and smoking cigars. Nearby, students ponder their course work while young professionals work in Ybor offices.
That mix of sights, sounds and people is what Dave Scott is trying to capture on the giant mural going up now on Adamo Drive, the southern border of the historic district.
"That's in the daytime," he says, "when the lights are on."
The 12,000-square-foot mural on the side of Fabricated Products of Tampa has been an ongoing project for more than two years. Backed by the Ybor City Development Corp., it's part of a larger effort to revitalize the district by attracting more businesses and residents.
Scott, chairman of the corporation, wanted something that would show a brighter side of Ybor.
"We want to change the perception people have as one-dimensional," he says. "It's more than just a good place to go for a party."
The corporation chose local artist Michael Parker, an adjunct instructor of art at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City Campus, to head the project. Parker and his volunteers began painting last month after more than a year of planning and reaching out to the community for input.
The 35-foot-tall mural will span two entire city blocks on Adamo between 17th and 19th streets. Adamo Drive is one of the gateways into Ybor, Parker says, but the area is industrial and weather-beaten.
"It's really not a good representation of what the neighborhood is all about," Parker says. "The idea is to inject some community art into it to kind of increase the vitality of that particular strip."
The image of Frank Adamo is central to the design. Adamo was born in Ybor and came back in the 1920s to practice medicine. He died in 1988, and the city named the street after him in 2003. Adamo was a surgeon in WWII and discovered a cure for gangrene. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines.
Parker regularly has seven to 10 volunteers who help paint, including Lakeema Matthew, 23, who grew up in Ybor. But she's more than a volunteer—her face is part of the mural.
"She's kind of a model for younger women in this area, for some of the choices she's made in life," Parker says.
He's known Matthew since she was 14. She was one of the students at Community Stepping Stones, a learning center for at-risk teens in Sulphur Springs, where he led them in creating murals in Rowlett Park.
She studied graphic design at HCC and took a class in community arts with Parker about the process of creating public art.
Her profile will adorn the building in shades of pink and purple, modeled after photographs of Cuban freedom fighter Paulina Pedroso, who hid revolutionary Jose Martí in her Ybor home when he was in Tampa in the late 1800s.
"Jose gets a lot of the credit for all the work he did in Ybor, but Paulina was the only reason he was alive," Parker says.
To get the public involved in the mural, Parker's community arts class held workshops to teach things like basic painting skills.
"If the image is going to be seen by the public on a day-to-day basis,'' he says, "I want to give the public every opportunity to access the process, to have it available to them to almost create it on their own.''
He sought input from the community through online surveys and public forums. The survey generated about 120 responses, and 18 people showed up to the first painting workshop.
Safway donated scaffolding. The Special Forces Motorcycle Club helped them set it up.
Sherwin Williams donated paint, and several other area businesses gave money to the project.
Plenty of residents donated, too, a few dollars at a time. That's the spirit of the mural, Parker says — regular people helping each other. "I couldn't see this happening any other way."
Keeley Sheehan can be reached at (813) 226-3321 or ksheehan@tampabay.com.
That mix of sights, sounds and people is what Dave Scott is trying to capture on the giant mural going up now on Adamo Drive, the southern border of the historic district.
"That's in the daytime," he says, "when the lights are on."
The 12,000-square-foot mural on the side of Fabricated Products of Tampa has been an ongoing project for more than two years. Backed by the Ybor City Development Corp., it's part of a larger effort to revitalize the district by attracting more businesses and residents.
Scott, chairman of the corporation, wanted something that would show a brighter side of Ybor.
"We want to change the perception people have as one-dimensional," he says. "It's more than just a good place to go for a party."
The corporation chose local artist Michael Parker, an adjunct instructor of art at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City Campus, to head the project. Parker and his volunteers began painting last month after more than a year of planning and reaching out to the community for input.
The 35-foot-tall mural will span two entire city blocks on Adamo between 17th and 19th streets. Adamo Drive is one of the gateways into Ybor, Parker says, but the area is industrial and weather-beaten.
"It's really not a good representation of what the neighborhood is all about," Parker says. "The idea is to inject some community art into it to kind of increase the vitality of that particular strip."
The image of Frank Adamo is central to the design. Adamo was born in Ybor and came back in the 1920s to practice medicine. He died in 1988, and the city named the street after him in 2003. Adamo was a surgeon in WWII and discovered a cure for gangrene. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines.
Parker regularly has seven to 10 volunteers who help paint, including Lakeema Matthew, 23, who grew up in Ybor. But she's more than a volunteer—her face is part of the mural.
"She's kind of a model for younger women in this area, for some of the choices she's made in life," Parker says.
He's known Matthew since she was 14. She was one of the students at Community Stepping Stones, a learning center for at-risk teens in Sulphur Springs, where he led them in creating murals in Rowlett Park.
She studied graphic design at HCC and took a class in community arts with Parker about the process of creating public art.
Her profile will adorn the building in shades of pink and purple, modeled after photographs of Cuban freedom fighter Paulina Pedroso, who hid revolutionary Jose Martí in her Ybor home when he was in Tampa in the late 1800s.
"Jose gets a lot of the credit for all the work he did in Ybor, but Paulina was the only reason he was alive," Parker says.
To get the public involved in the mural, Parker's community arts class held workshops to teach things like basic painting skills.
"If the image is going to be seen by the public on a day-to-day basis,'' he says, "I want to give the public every opportunity to access the process, to have it available to them to almost create it on their own.''
He sought input from the community through online surveys and public forums. The survey generated about 120 responses, and 18 people showed up to the first painting workshop.
Safway donated scaffolding. The Special Forces Motorcycle Club helped them set it up.
Sherwin Williams donated paint, and several other area businesses gave money to the project.
Plenty of residents donated, too, a few dollars at a time. That's the spirit of the mural, Parker says — regular people helping each other. "I couldn't see this happening any other way."
Keeley Sheehan can be reached at (813) 226-3321 or ksheehan@tampabay.com.
Artist and former Hillsborough Community College student Lakeema Matthew paints with her teacher, Michael Parker, left. Matthew has worked with Parker since age 14, and she serves as a role model to young women in her community. Her likeness is part of the 35-foot-tall mural.
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Lakeema Matthew works on airbrushed depiction of her face, part of the 12,000-square-foot mural that’s going up on the side of an Ybor City steel fabrication plant.
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Wall of color alters Ybor's landscape
Wall of color alters Ybor's landscapeBy Josh Poltilove
YBOR CITY Work has begun on a large mural on an Adamo Drive warehouse that aims to depict the culture and vitality of Ybor City.
Painting began last month, and one of the mural's four quadrants nearly is complete. When the mural is done, it will span the two-block warehouse along an industrial stretch of south Ybor City.
The mural will be 35 feet high and 350 feet wide.
"I think it's really going to change the landscape of that entire strip along that street in Ybor aesthetically," said local artist Michael Parker, who is overseeing the project.
A rendering released this week by the city shows the mural between 17th and 19th streets will focus "on the people and families that continue to make the neighborhood one that embraces new faces, new businesses and new ideas."
Parker researched the area and taught a class of a dozen students at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City campus specifically for the mural project.
He and some of his students expect to paint the mural through this week and likely for the next few months.
The project has been in the planning stages for two years. Funding comes from donations from businesses and a contribution from the city.
"It's kind of a celebration of people that have done really great things for the community but haven't typically been recognized throughout time," Parker said. "I think it will bring a refreshed kind of image to the whole district."
YBOR CITY Work has begun on a large mural on an Adamo Drive warehouse that aims to depict the culture and vitality of Ybor City.
Painting began last month, and one of the mural's four quadrants nearly is complete. When the mural is done, it will span the two-block warehouse along an industrial stretch of south Ybor City.
The mural will be 35 feet high and 350 feet wide.
"I think it's really going to change the landscape of that entire strip along that street in Ybor aesthetically," said local artist Michael Parker, who is overseeing the project.
A rendering released this week by the city shows the mural between 17th and 19th streets will focus "on the people and families that continue to make the neighborhood one that embraces new faces, new businesses and new ideas."
Parker researched the area and taught a class of a dozen students at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City campus specifically for the mural project.
He and some of his students expect to paint the mural through this week and likely for the next few months.
The project has been in the planning stages for two years. Funding comes from donations from businesses and a contribution from the city.
"It's kind of a celebration of people that have done really great things for the community but haven't typically been recognized throughout time," Parker said. "I think it will bring a refreshed kind of image to the whole district."
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