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Wikipedia Summary for Antoni Gaudi
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect from Spain, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, sui generis style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Família.
Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.
Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudí became part of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and moulding the details as he conceived them.
Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain. Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Gaudí's Roman Catholic faith intensified during his life and religious images appear in many of his works. This earned him the nickname "God's Architect" and led to calls for his beatification.
Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.
Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.
The creation continues incessantly through the media of man.
Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.
Copiers do not collaborate.
In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.
The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.
Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.