Opus Post 12: Action verbs

Speculate- 

Speculation makes us think about what a building/ structure is about. In my composition on Fallingwater for Suzanne's class I felt like the context/environment of Fallingwater was just as important as the house. I wanted to show in my "supergraphic" the trees, rocks, stream edge as well as deer that probably exist in the area. In order to truly convey the cozy little nook sense of the many rooms of Fallingwater it's important to see Fallingwater in its environment and how it itself is tucked away within the woods.

Energize- 

Fallingwater although a very meditative space had a lot of energizing elements. Each of the main spaces effectively open up from the hallways and narrow doors. The size of these open spaces is intensified by the many windows that allow light to fill the space. The slick looking wax surface of the stone floors convey the sense that one is walking on something wet and that the house is alive with its environment. 

Compose- 

In Patrick's class we learned how the Bauhaus creates furniture that has an industrial design both in how it may look like a machine or have that type of speed to it as well as its "kit of parts" that is produced by a machine. The thin metal parts with the large-in-comparison cushions/ sitting surface give the feeling of floating or weightlessness. 

In doing our composition projects I found it easier to get into a fun flow of work by figuring out a concept or story that my composition could tell. To make my composition stand out I chose to focus on creating a plethora of scale figures to enliven the spaces and perhaps even provide a basis for the observer to make up a story for what is going on or what could go on in/outside these spaces. 

Stretch-

Frank Lloyd Wright intended Fallingwater to be about horizontals. The cantilevering elements seem to stretch out into the air which is intensified by the moving water below as well as the concave nature of the riverbed. The many balconies of Fallingwater give one a feeling of a stationary hanging which contrasts with the fast moving falling water below. 

Shape- 

Bauhaus is all about geometric bold planes. And from these bold planes it seems that they serve to intensify the light that enters the studio spaces. My light celebration piece was about bold plane shapes and how shapes can be abstracted and broken down to create new shapes that come together as a whole in thier relation to light. The main focal point of my meditation/celebration window is on the rock like form. The whole of the rock is broken into segments which are also broken into smaller segments. The smaller segments that make up the larger segments are unified by the paper borders that contain them as well as the unifying element of light.