Jean Nouvel's addition to the Reina Sofia museum was stunning. I was immediately drawn to the contrast between it and the old - formerly a hospital - part. The scale, materiality, and most important to me - orthogonal lines of it were prominent. The lines brought down the mammoth court yard of sorts to a slightly more human scale but also served to strengthen our understanding of perspective, and whether we realized or not, told us what pictures to take as they framed and directed our views. Who knew shadows and straight lines could be so impressive? Nouvel certainly knew drama.
No comments:
Post a Comment