Today it’s my turn for the blog. Recently I visited the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. I was already curious by the enthusiastic stories of Lisa Walton. The work she made after this fact made a big impression on me. Her source of inspiration was the Sagrada Familia for the theme Buildings.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I can fully understand the fascination for Antoni Gaudi . This man is a genius. His buildings are ingeniously ahead of their time.

In this case, he has partly used nature as a source of inspiration. 

If you stand in the basilica, you will see many pillars of different thickness and color. These pillars branch and end in a kind of leaf cover.  Horizontal lines that split and become smaller, like in a real forest. You have  to see the pictures to appreciate the real beauty. That is in the shadows of the real experience.

Everywhere I saw lines, I couldn’t sleep at night. How I’m going to use that in my work remains a surprise.  If it is not at this prompt, then certainly in the next work. 

4 thoughts on “The Lines

  1. I have seen La Sagrada Familia in person (still under construction!) and the rest of Gaudi’s work in Barcelona. I agree — he is a one of a kind, and a “must see.” Great inspiration for your “lines!”

  2. It’s on my bucket list to see the work of Antoni Gaudi in person. I know it will spark ideas in your mind, and I’m eager to see what develops.

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