text by Adrien Glik Kudler via somewhere i would like to live He’s best known for his work on Brasilia, a whole-cloth Brazilian capital city built in the late 1950s, but he did design…
"Straight angles do not attract me. Neither does the straight, hard, inflexible lines drawn by men. I am attracted to the free, sensuous curves I observe in the mountains of my country. In its winding rivers, the clouds in the sky, the body of the beloved woman." - Oscar Niemeyer To reach the iconic family house of B
Elles ne se trouvent pas dans les musées et sont pourtant de vraies œuvres d'arts, voici quelques merveilles architecturales présentes un peu partout dans le monde.
Introduction Designed by Niemeyer in 1951 as his family home, Das Canoas House is considered one of the most significant examples of modern architecture in Brazil and is well recognized by specialists in art history as a synthesis of modern architecture and authorial self-creation that flourished in Europe and in America. Das Canoas House now […]
Oscar Niemeyer Building, Belo Horizonte Brasil. Built in the early fifties when oscar neimeyer experimented structurally to create new forms via the flexibility of concrete....
House of representatives in the Parliament Building, Brasilia, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Para a artista Adriana Varejão e o produtor de cinema Pedro Buarque de Hollanda, morar nesta casa projetada por Oscar Niemeyer no Jardim Botânico é um compromisso com o legado moderno
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Oscar Niemeyer diseñó en 1953 en la carretera de Canoas, cerca del barrio de São Conrado, en Río de Janeiro, una residencia para él y su familia conocida como Casa…
Above is Ibirapuera Auditorium in a park (of the same name) in Sao Paulo, designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the 1950’s and built 50 years later. Fortunately, this is an architect who has taken go…
Oscar Niemeyer diseñó en 1953 en la carretera de Canoas, cerca del barrio de São Conrado, en Río de Janeiro, una residencia para él y su familia conocida como Casa…
THREE MOUSEKATEERS Three cats exiting a Niemeyer building. Mid century modern fantasy. This is a limited edition (200 prints) print by Linda Tillman. It is a print of an original gouache painting. Prints are all printed on archival matte paper. They are printed with a Canon iX6500 printer. Each print has a colored border as on the original painting. The edges of the composition fade softly into white as they do on the original painting. The print will fit a standard pre-cut matte for easy framing. The size is 11 x 14 inches Each print is titled, numbered, and signed on the back and shipped in a protective sleeve. **I ship everything USPS Priority Mail within the UNITED STATES. **** For international customers, I use 1st Class International Visit my other Etsy Shop, EccentricAvenue.etsy.com, for downloadable Mid Century Modern cross stitch patterns and printable wall art.
According to UNESCO, the project is a significant example of Niemeyer's ability to blend modernist architecture with Brazil's distinct climate and culture.
Oscar Neimeyer "Not the straight angle that attracts me, nor straight, hard, inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve, the curves that find in the mountains of my country, in the course of its winding rivers, the sea waves, the body of the woman preferred. Curves is done throughout the universe, the universe of Einstein's curved." Oscar Neimeyer For a career that has spanned nearly nine decades (and counting), one shouldn't be surprised by the sheer body of work that modernist architect Oscar Neimeyer has achieved. But it is also a phenomenal catalogue of work and so I had a difficult time today deciding on what images to use. Neimeyer is without a doubt my favourite architect. When I look at these images, I feel that there is a private but definite conversation going on between us in the same way that certain pieces of art and music speak to my soul. I can only imagine what it must be like to stand inside one of these buildings. Stairwell: 1962 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasil Focusing primarily on the interiors of some of his more recognised buildings, they are as relevant today as the day they were when first scribed on graft paper. What strikes me most about Neimeyer's buildings is that their point is spiritual; that they inspire in us a call to celebrate the human experience and what could be a better legacy than that? It's worth mentioning that, at the age of 102, Oscar Neimeyer is still designing buildings all around the world. Staggering, isn't it? Museum Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil 2003 French Communist Headquarters, Paris, 1967-80 Update: 6th December 2012: Sadly, Oscar Neimeyer passed away, yesterday at the age of 104. Only last week, I read that he was designing trainers for Converse - dedicated to his craft, right until the very end. What a gift to the world, he was...
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The original sculptural heads and busts were produced from clay for religious icons in the form of various Gods, Goddesses and Deities. Carved busts in stone were also widespread, and reached an advanced level of artistic expression in the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations.The word bust is derived from the Italian word busto, and more then likely from the latin word bustum, both meaning sepulchral monument. This indicates they were created for a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics. They were used on tombs to remember the departed in the form of a ceramic portrait in the form of
Oscar Niemeyer: The Man Who Built Brasilia will showcase a century of the great architect's work.
Você sabia que o fundador da Bauhaus criticou a Casa das Canoas? Veja essa e outras curiosidades sobre a famosa obra de Oscar Niemeyer.
Oscar Niemeyer diseñó en 1953 en la carretera de Canoas, cerca del barrio de São Conrado, en Río de Janeiro, una residencia para él y su familia conocida como Casa…
Casa das Canoas Architect: Oscar Niemeyer 1952-53 Niemeyers own home for the period, outside Rio de Janeiro
