Gaud is probably the greatest Spanish designer ever. He is thought of as the king of the Modernist movement ( Art Nouveau ). His work is a clear product of the cultural context of his time, his very own personality and his attention to the Catalan society.
He was born in Reus in 1852, but he took his pro life in Barcelona. Gaud’s autobiography is closely related to Barcelona and to the Gell family, which move around the most prestige circles at this time. He built the majority of his most important works such as the Palau Gell, the Park Gell or the Colonia Gell for this family.
But besides of being a great designer, he was a great designer too : he always looked after architectural space with organic ornamental concept using furniture, stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, mosaics, and such like. He added colour to his buildings, a concept which is often disregarded by his comrades. Gaudi’s buildings were significantly influenced by types of nature and particularly by the sea, so all his work has a very important symmetry absence. As in nature, nothing in his buildings or furniture is fully matching.
Gaud’s most representative design works are :
Sagrada Familia : this was his most bold project, but he left it half finished in 1926 when he died. From 1908 till his dead he worked on no other projects. This huge church is Gaudi’s most famous work and an international symbol of Barcelona. If you are searching for a Hotel Barcelona around the Sagrada Familia check this out.
Parc Gell : Eusebi Gell wanted to make a fashionable park for Barcelona’s aristocracy and Gaud built it for him. It has the loveliest buildings, sculptures, and tile work you’ve ever seen, and a tiny museum, which was the old Gauds’s home. UNESCO declared the Parc Gell a place of World Heritage in 1984.
Casa Batll : it is known for its complicated decoration and forms derived from nature. It looks like it’s been bade of bones and skulls. This beautiful building is located in Passeig de Gracia, one of the biggest commercial streets of Barcelona.
Casa Mil : it is know as La Pedrera because of its cliff-like faade. It was built for the Mil family between 1906 and 1910 and categorized as World Heritage by UNESCO IN 1984. It balconies look like seaweed and the undulating wall the ocean.
There are some examples of Gaudi’s lesser-known works that you shouldn’t miss eg the gigantic fountain ( Parc de la Cuitadella ), the three Graces Fountain ( Plaa Reial ) and the dazzling wrought-iron embellished street lamps that line the streets in the guts of the city
Gaud died in Barcelona run over by a tram on 10th June 1926.
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