Sagrada Familia - Exploring Light

Based on science we know that there is only so much the eye can see. It is bewildering the let the mind ponder on the possibility there could be a world beyond the limits of our perception; one that could be simultaneously coexisting with what we know.  Architecture is the condition of our built environment, and it is a component fabric that molds that which we can see. After visiting Antonio Gaudi's Sagrada Familia,...

Categories: Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona, exploration of mass, light, sagrada familia, space, spain

City Streets - The City Center of Madrid ; Gran Via Studies

The city of Madrid has a unique texture of narrow streets and manzanas or city blocks that are very compact and dense. Each manzana is composed of  low rise buildings, most of which do not exceed four to five stories. This "street type" is repeated across the terrain and cut through with larger avenues such as the Gran Via.  The Gran Via today is an icon of Spanish consumerism. Although it  hosts a space for consumerism this busy...

Categories: acrylic, architecture, cities, cityscape, exploration of mass, light, mardrid, spain, spray paint, sun, time, watercolors