23 Quotes by Antoni Gaudi
Antoni Gaudi is a Spanish architect who is best known for his unique and highly individualistic designs, which are characterized by their use of color, texture, and organic shapes. Gaudi's most famous work is the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which he began designing in 1882 and which is still under construction today. Gaudi's other notable works include the Casa Batllo and the Casa Mila, both of which are located in Barcelona. His work is characterized by its innovative use of materials and his ability to create highly detailed and ornate designs. Gaudi died in 1926 after being hit by a tram. (Bio)
Antoni Gaudi Quotes
The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God (Meaning)
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners. (Meaning)
Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.
Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.
There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated
But man does not create...he discovers.
Artists do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their monuments.
Nothing is invented, for it's written in nature first.
The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature.
Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.
In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.
The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people.
Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.
The creation continues incessantly through the media of man. But man does not create... he discovers.
Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.
Form does not necessarily follow function
Originality is a return to the origin.
Everything comes from the great book of nature.
Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.
Copiers do not collaborate.
Originality is going back to origins.
Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.
― Antoni Gaudi Quotes
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