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I liked other cathedrals better, too, but I got a lot out of it by contrasting the medieval versions with this. I mean, you got a lot of the same motivations, j
by mhd 3y ago
I liked other cathedrals better, too, but I got a lot out of it by contrasting the medieval versions with this. I mean, you got a lot of the same motivations, just with different art styles and materials. Reflecting on that, it made me change the way I view older churches.
Granted, the LOTR of Lothlorien helped, too (I only saw the Sagrada Familia in 2022). To past generations, "Gothic" means something quite different, as we see it in our current context, with darkened fronts and comparisons to buildings that allow even more glass. But back then it was all light and organic. The SF seems to go in the same direction, but unhindered by medieval masonry and mathematics.
Then again, I also like brutalist churches...
- randomcarbloke 3y agoI can't help but see la Sagrada familia as "organic brutalism" I think it's quite vulgar despite also liking brutalism. If it were not for the glass the interior would feel like a sixties community centre. The exterior, a roughly shaped mound of excrement with some ornate extrusions. :)
- prmoustache 3y agoIt is not like there is one medieval/gothic style though. Compare Chartes in France, Firenze in Toscana or the mosque-cathedral of Cordóba and you have entirely different styles in and out. I like the Sagrada Familia for its singularity but it indeed looks like it has been created by a child with modeling compound.