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Antoni Gaudí
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Early Years
• Rheumatoid arthritis contributed to a solitary nature
• Early love of nature• Attended the Collegi de les Escoles
Píes de Reus• Architecture student at the Escola
Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
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Interests• Fascination of nature. He studied
nature's angles and curves and incorporated them into his designs.
• Most of his designs resemble elements from the environment.
• Long walks, besides suppressing his rheumatism, allowed him to experience nature.
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Ciutadella Park
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Later Years• Gaudí was an ardent Catholic and a fervent Catalan
nationalist.• In his later years, he abandoned secular work and
devoted his life to Catholicism.• In the early twentieth century, Gaudí's closest family
and friends began to die; his works slowed to a halt; and his attitude changed. The construction of La Sagrada Família slowed; the construction of La Colonia Güell ceased altogether.
• He became reluctant to talk with reporters and solely concentrated on his masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia.
• In 1926, Antoni Gaudí was run over by a tram. • He was buried in the midst of his unfinished
masterpiece, La Sagrada Família.
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The Cathedral of Mallorca
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Bellesguard
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The Monastery of Montserrat
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La Sagrada Familia“Church of the Holy Family”
• Barcelona• Date:1882 to 1926 • Church• Masonry• Urban• Expressionist
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Artistic Style• Gaudí's first works were designed in the style of gothic
and traditional Catalan architectural modes, but he soon developed his own distinct sculptural style.
• Eugene Viollet-le-Duc proved a major influence on Gaudí.
• He integrated the parabolic arch, nature's organic shapes, and the fluidity of water into his architecture.
• He observed the forces of gravity and related catenary principles.
• Using the Catalan trencadis technique, Gaudí often decorated surfaces with broken tiles.
• Art Nouveau architecture, a precursor to modern architecture.
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Park Guell
• Barcelona• Date: 1900 to 1914
• Park, sculpture
garden• Earth, plantings,
and masonry• Urban• Style: Expressionist
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Popularity• First ridiculed by his
peers. • Supported by rich
industrialist Eusebi Guell.
• His fellow citizens referred to the Casa Milà as La Pedrera ("the quarry")
• George Orwell, who stayed at Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, hated his work.
• As time passed, his work became more famous
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Social and Political Influences
• Showcased Catalonia’s diverse art techniques.
• Promoted the Catalan nationalist movement by incorporating elements of Catalan culture in his designs
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Influence
• Rumored that Gaudí's abandoned plans for a NY skyscraper influenced the redesign of the World Trade Center after Sept. 11, 2001
• In 1992, five artists founded La Asociación por Beatificación de Antonio Gaudí. The secular association has since pushed for the Catholic Church to declare Gaudi blessed.
• Gaudí's life and work inspired The Alan Parson’s Project to create the 1987 album Gaudi.