Birds in the space

Constantin Brancusi (1876. -1957.)



Rumunski skulptor - pionir modernog apstraktnog pokreta u skulpturi. 

Rodjen u rumunskom selu Hobita u podnožju Karpata.

Zadivljen delima oca moderne skulpture Rodina, posle završene akademije na Bukureštanskoj školi lepih umetnosti zaputio se u Paris ,sa neskrivenom željom da se sretne sa svojim uzorom i da mu u nekoj od prilika koje će se i desiti, pokaže svoj dar.

Po dolasku u u Pariz  živi skromno, izdržava se radeći poslove koji nisu povezani sa vajanjem, ali jesu sa preživljavanjem.Uz svoj nesumljivi talenat uspeva da se upiše u Rodinovu školu, gde provodi nekoliko meseci, kada je konačno napušta uz razumevanje majstora Rodina posle jasno i javno uznešenog stava Brancusi-ija " da svoj talenat ne može pokazivati radeći u senci velikog majstora ". 

Sve što je stvorio u periodu 1910-1930. bio je rezultat velikog rada, talenta i božanskog dara da život slavi i prikazuje na samo njemu tako osoben način ...

Usnula muza 1910.

Mlle Pogany 1912.

Svoj prepoznatljivi stil na svetskoj umetničkoj sceni potvrdjuje sa provokativnim ali veoma osmisljenim delom Princess X ,koje uprkos asocijacijama koje su protivnici prikazivali kao bestidno prikazivanje falusa, u stvari predstavlja trensponovano poprsje  njegove kompozicije "Žena koja gleda u ogledalo".

Njegovo najznačajnije delo Ptica u prostoru , sofisticirana zakrivljena linija  skulpture sa prefinjenom simbolikom pokreta ptice, čija se gracioznost ogleda u vitkoj i naglašenoj figuri tela ždrala u fazi parenja.Vajana rukom ispunjenom unutrasnjim emotivnim nemirom i savršenim skulpturalnim mirom, i danas ga stavljaja u red modernih umetnika nekada XX a sada XXI veka.

The birds in the space 1924.

Tokom svojeg rada imao je pomoćnike i učenike od kojih je najzačajniji bio Isomu Noguchi.

Njegova dela koja su pored Muzeja u Memphis-u izložena u Muzeju Pompidu u Parizu, predstavljena su u celosti kao kompozicija iz ateljea prema njegovoj želji i ona se danas kao takva može tamo i pogledati.

Mikelandjelo XX veka, svojim vanvremenskim pristupom skulpturi i danas privlači veliki broj ljubitelja moderne umetnosti, danas često nazivane minimalističke kompozicije u skulpturi, koja se sve češće sreće i kao inspiracija za arhitekturu.Brancusi se u tom smislu s pravom može svrstati u majstore arhikulture - pokreta u arhitekturi inspirisanog skulpturalnim izrazom.

Congresso Nacional do Brasil

Kompleks objekata Nacionalnog Kongresa Brazila

Grad Brazilija , koji je  arhitekta Lucio Costa osmislio kao simbol ptice raširenih krila, slobodne i poletne zemlje Brazil, svoje težište u tom novom gradu, ima u kompleksu objekata Nacionalnog Kongresa Brazila. Pojava minimalizma u arhitekturi, bi se pored ustanovljenih principa, istraživačkih radova i  stvaralačkih kreacija "Bauhaus" škole u Weimar-u, svakako mogla u kontekstu prikaza arhitektonskih kreacija, povezati sa objektima koje je Oscar Niemeyer projektovao u Braziliji.

The city of  Brasilia, which was designed in master plann by architect Lucio Costa,as a symbol of the bird with outstretched wings, free and uplifting country Brazil, as its center of gravity, has a buildings complex  of  the National Congress of Brazil .

The emergence of minimalism in architecture, in addition to established principles, research and creative creation "Bauhaus" school in Weimar, the course could be viewed in the context of architectural creation, linked to the objects designed by Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia.

 

Kompleks objekata Nacionalnog Kongresa Brazila predstavlja ogledni i ugledni primerak majstorske kreacije nastale povezivanjem funkcije i fizičke strukture u jedinstvenu kompoziciju koja je kao trajno nasledje naše civilizacije stavljanjem na WHC, tako i zvanično potvrdila svoj vanvremenski okvir.

The complex of buildings of the National Congress of Brazil is a role model  of the masterpieces, created by connecting the functional and physical structure in a unique composition, that is a permanent legacy of Brasilian and world civilization placing the WHC, and with that fact officially confirmed its timeless frame.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/445

Voda...kao simbol prirodnosti i osećaja lakoće za složene procese donošenja  odluka koje se na vodi mogu lakše prihvatiti.

Water as a symbol of naturalness and sense of relaxation feelings, for complex decision-making processes that lead to easier to accept.

 

Minimalistički postament u funkciji unutrašnjeg javnog prostora...Kao skriven i javan u isto vreme sabirni i pozitivan prostor koji vodi ka objektima u kojima se donose značajne odluke za državu.Kula postavljena van težišta  kompozicije ...sa jasnom namerom dominacije i ukazivanja na značaj postojanja potrebnih prostora za pripremu predstavnika naroda - Donjeg doma za sednice.

The minimalist pedestal in the function of the internal public space .At the same time hidden and visible, collecting and positive space  that leads to the facilities in which to make important decisions for the Federative Republic of Brazil .Tower  placed outside the focus of composition , with the clear intention of dominance, and point out the importance of the existence of the required space for the preparation of the representatives of the House of Commons session.

Polulopta - kapa mudrosti Senata sa leve,  i tanjir- kao simbol mogućih socijalnih posledica nastalih na osnovu odluka donešenih u Parlamentu sa desne strane.

Hemisphere- the wisdom of the Senate cap on the left, and a plate - as a symbol of the potential social impact  of decisions taken in Parliament on the right.

 

 

Rampa ka gornjem platou-postamentu kompleksa, ukazuje na Oscar-ovu želju za omogućavanjem  direktne komunikacije gradjana -  sa njihovim predstavnicima koji u tim objektima zasedaju.Država Brazil sa arhitekturom  Oscar-a Niemeyer-a, na primeru projektovanja i realizacije kompleksa Congresso Nacional do Brasil, svoju poruku narodu Brazila ali i svetu, šalje na nedvosmisleno jasan i danas moderan način, primeren ambijentu, i potrebama, sa ciljem upravljanja državom iz fizičkih struktura koje obezbeđuju najviši  nivo komunikacije sa okruženjem .   

The ramp that leads to the upper plateau of the pedestal - complex, indicating Oscar's desire to enable direct communication between citizens - with their representatives who sit in those facilities.Brazil with the Niemeyer's design  of the complex Congresso Nacional do Brasil, seending a clear and unequivocal message, that purpose of the design in a modern way, was  in this case  to achive the goal of suscessfull  governance with states and district from the physical structures, that provide the highest level of communication with the people and environment.

Vintage Furniture

Oscar Niemeyer / Rio Chaise Lounge

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Niemeyer 

As well of the great masters of modern architecture , neither Oscar Niemeyer has missed the opportunity to show his commitment to the curve lines in the furniture design area.

One of his most successful designer projects is an  rocking chaise symbolically  named  Rio. In a unique and unmistakable Niemeyer style, inspired by the feminine curves and his personal relationship with the nature represented by the environment and the city of Rio, a work of masters is created which even as just an  exhibit items keep breathlessness every passionate chair designer and especially vintage chairs collector.

Curiosity is certainly the fact that this chair was designed in 1978 together with her daughter Anna Maria Niemeyer.

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/chaise-longues/oscar-niemeyer-modern-rio-chaise-lounge-contemporary-re-edition/id-f_11556723/ 

MIES: ARTIST AND GENTLEMAN 

http://miessociety.org/mies/projects/

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), a German-born architect and designer, one of the 20th century’s greatest architects. He was a pioneer of the new generation of architect,  that wisely used industrial materials  in construction of buildings, as well as their using for a home and office interior accessories. He was a leading figure in Berlins avant-garde life, and his designers path was traced simultaneously from many generation of architects, when he reveilles his genius Barcelona Pavilion building.

Photo credit: Werner Blaser http://www.blaserarchitekten.ch/

Among many of his powerful and in the same time very minimalistic creation in architecture,  he spend a lot of time to study  and design a new models of chairs, with tubular metal chrome in combination with the leather.

Unlike other of his colleague from Bauhaus, he even dare to put the screw on the outside of the tube just like in the case of his MR 20, but that detail could not minimize sophisticated curve that he made and the double tube that gives this chair a massive but in the same time sophisticated look that was a step further in cooperation with other models that was made by Mart Stam , Marcel Breuer , Dieckmann,  Lily Reich...

Bauhaus furniture nowadays are fashionable and many designer combine that items with other style or just put them in the interior as an decoration because of their superb design, that even  after 50 years or more still stay  breathless  every  real lover of furniture  design. The tubular steel furniture of the 1920s and 1930 s in that time presents a new wave in furniture design that put in the history all the massive furniture and decorative trinkets. The structural clarity of tubular steel furniture embodies a new approach  in chairs design where's the chairs pick up the lights and the interior in his metal reflections that  gives the furniture a new 4th dimension in space.

https://www.vinterior.co/listings/cognac-leather-and-chrome-mr20-knoll-ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe-armchairs