Comparative Study Samuel Krause DP 2 3102017 Overview

Comparative Study Samuel Krause DP 2 3/10/2017

Overview of the artists Daniel Richter Lucio Costa Tammam Azzam Daniel Richter is a German artist who has a highly expressive abstract formal idiom, enhanced by his earlier career as a designer. His paints are mostly related to the German Expressionism as well as painters such as Max Beckmann (1884 -1950), and George Grosz (1893 -1959, who were acerbic painters and also deeply social critical. Daniel Richter is known for his work with figurative pictures, which are directly representing the dead of political utopians (Louisiana). Lucio Costa, was a Brazilian. French architect, a reputed contemporary urbanist architect with usage of unique techniques. Influenced by Le Corbusier, modern French architect, with a unique ideal of utopia. Lucio Costa, also represented this ideal in his most notable piece, the city of Brasilia, the Brazilian Capital. The new capital of Brazil is well known across the world by its idea behind it, the ideal of utopian. A pre measured city with a pre thought purpose (Biografia de Lucio Costa) Born in Damascus, Syria in 1980, Tammam Azzam is a formed oil painter, who was seen forced to leave his country do to war. Specialist in oil painting as well as known for his usage of digital media in representing the Syrian politically and socially problems. Tammam Azzam represents what is happening in Syria to show the negligence of the world of not mattering for the crisis. His artworks has the idea of a deconstructive society, a community in collapse (Exbithion -e).

Artwork overview Tammam Azzam Lucio Costa https: //www. archdaily. com. br/br/867716/ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-quehttp: //d 3 i 6 fh 83 elv 35 t. cloudfront. net/newshour/wpcontent/uploads/2016/02/TA 125 -Tammam-Azzam-Storeys-series- celebra-os-60 -anos-do-projeto-de-lucio-costa-para-brasilia/58 d 29744 e 58 ecef 1270000 b 6 ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-que-celebra-os-60 -anos-do-projeto-de-lucio-costapara-brasilia-foto 180 -x-235 -cm. -Acrylic-on-Canvas-2015. png The piece by Tammam Azzam represents the idea of a society been destroyed, in away of showing the collapse of the Syrian society due to war, as well as representing the opposite of an utopian ideal. Lucio Costa, designed this city urban plan called, “Plano Piloto”, where he projected an entire city from the scratch, supported with an utopian ideal in an attempt to build a perfect society. Daniel Richter https: //i. pinimg. com/236 x/53/ae/b 9/53 aeb 945 f 6 0200328 f 67 bb 5 b 9 f 2963 af--daniel-richtercontemporary-art-paintings. jpg Daniel Richter, a German artist who produced a piece representing the fall of the Berlin Wall, meaning the collapse of a political utopian and the deconstructive process of the society.

Tammam Azzam a specialist on oil painting, uses his skills on this piece to show his feelings about his home country(Segal). The painting can be clearly seen that represents the collapse of a society, caused by war. Tammam Azzam, can effectively show that on his artwork. He present this idea by the destruction of buildings, as well as the melting of those, giving an idea of a sinking of the Syrian society. Been from a country where it was going through serious difficulties, Tammam Azzam record it in a way of extravagance to show to the international community. He uses art to describe and show to the world what his home country is suffering. Source: http: //d 3 i 6 fh 83 elv 35 t. cloudfront. net/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TA 125 -Tammam-Azzam. Storeys-series-180 -x-235 -cm. -Acrylic-on-Canvas-2015. png The utopian ideal on this artworks is implicitly shown on the melting of the buildings. The purpose of this piece it is not just to show Tammam Azzam’s felling about the Syrian issues. He also trying to show the collapse of an old utopian, showing to his audience just destruction, enhanced by the melting of the buildings. Tammam Azzam is also implicitly telling to the audience of his artwork, what he feels about the issues throughout the Syrian community. He is trying to convince his audience on this piece in a way of ‘slashing’ on the face of people , what he is suffering. Additionally to what Tammam Azzam is trying to tell his audience, implicitly he is also mentioning the destruction of the Syrian utopian, the opposite of a perfect utopian ideal.

Art Analysis Additionally, to the proportion concept, the pattern it is also very clear on this panting. Since, the buildings are systematically placed, the ones in the begging, where is emphasised, and then the ones in the way to the end. They are placed in a sequence of several buildings in a row until the end of the painting, which represents the society in a bigger picture, to show the extent of the problem and the amount of people that are being affected. This painting of Tammam Azzam have several principles of design and art elements that can be analysed to his concept of a destroyed society Source: http: //d 3 i 6 fh 83 elv 35 t. cloudfront. net/newshour/wpcontent/uploads/2016/02/TA 125 -Tammam-Azzam-Storeys-series-180 -x-235 cm. -Acrylic-on-Canvas-2015. png The proportion, it is one of the most important principle on this painting, because there is an important aspect on this of this work. The infinite perspective, where Tammam Azzam paints the first buildings as larger that the others on the way back. That bring the feeling to the audience that purpose of this painting is to show the extent of the problem that the artists is stating, which we have a feeling that there is no end. The texture on this piece it is used to enhance the purpose of this artwork, the melting of the buildings are presenting the sinking of the Syrian society. Additionally, lines are used to show the movement of melting the buildings.

Lucio Costa was French-Brazilian urbanist architect who was the head of the urbanist plan of Brasilia, the Capital of Brazil(Biografia de Lucio Costa). He used an ideal of utopian to support the urban planning, which means that he wanted to have a city which would be a world example of an utopian society. In 1955 Lucio Costa was elected the person in charged to design Brasilia. Primarily based on the French architect Le Corbusier, where he was influenced by him in a way of the utopian ideal. Le Corbusier was also internationally known by his utopian ideals and concepts, of creating entire cities in one building (Biografia de Lucio Costa) Plano Piloto, the code name for the project of Brasilia, was finalized in 1960, and Lucio Costa became one of the most important modern architects and urbanists in the Brazilian history. Source: https: //www. archdaily. com. br/br/867716/ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-que-celebra-os-60 -anosdo-projeto-de-lucio-costa-para-brasilia/58 d 29744 e 58 ecef 1270000 b 6 -ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-quecelebra-os-60 -anos-do-projeto-de-lucio-costa-para-brasilia-foto However, it just took few years to show that the purpose of this project was not achieved, the city that was meant to be a city-model to other prosperous projects, was a disaster. Brasilia became super populated city in a couple of years, and the ideal of utopian from Lucio Costa never became true. The audience of this project was all the modern architects and urbanist on 60 s, where Lucio Costa attempted to prove that an entire city could be planned from the scratch, backed with an utopian ideal

Formal analysis: Lucio Costa, uses emphasis to show the main purpose of this project, the centralisation of all the three governmental powers. He uses that in the project with all the buildings turned into one place, which is central governmental building. Furthermore, emphasis it is very important for the meaning of this project, since one of the reasons for why the Brazilian government decided to move the capital city from Rio de Janeiro to a new city, was the placing of all three governmental powers together (Lucio Costa). Form is one the most clear art elements on this pice, since the city has format of a plane, where each part of it has a different function. The west wing having residential area for politicians, while the east wing has the function for the works residence, and the central area for governmental functions. This artwork has many different principle of design and art elements to be analysed. The balance it is clearly seen on this project, because the way how the houses and neighbourhood were set, been perfectly divided into west and east, giving a perfect balance to the piece. Source: https: //www. archdaily. com. br/br/867716/ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-que-celebra-os-60 -anosdo-projeto-de-lucio-costa-para-brasilia/58 d 29744 e 58 ecef 1270000 b 6 -ultima-semana-para-visitar-a-exposicao-quecelebra-os-60 -anos-do-projeto-de-lucio-costa-para-brasilia-foto There are some art elements on this piece, such as form and space. In architecturally thinking, space is one of the most important principles, since you have to use measurements and land’s space. Lucio Costa used space clearly on his piece, in a way that city is sustained by water, but also have space for the upcoming growth.

Daniel Richter In Die Idealisten (The idealists) is a painting produced by a German oil painter, Daniel Richter (Gallery). Daniel Richter on this painting is trying to show an idea of the political world falling apart, with background as the fall of the Berlin Wall, where the Communist i ideal is collapsing (Louisiana). Daniel Richter clearly show that in his painting, with three characters being the ones who are “liberating” the people trapped on Communism. Additionally also with incoming construction of a new society. The building on fire represents the idealism of communism falling a part, together with the implicit meaning that the ideal of Communist utopian was collapsing as well as its society. Daniel Richter leaves his signature on this painting, in the left side, a bird in the top of the shoe. The purpose of this artwork is to show the collapse of a political utopian. Source: https: //i. pinimg. com/236 x/53/ae/b 9/53 aeb 945 f 60200328 f 67 bb 5 b 9 f 2963 af--danielrichter-contemporary-art-paintings. jpg

Formal analysis of “Die Idealisten” On this artwork there are several principles of design as well as art elements. , which will be analysed. This painting has clear emphasis, which is on the three people with different colours, who are playing guitar while the buildings are falling a part. This means that the ideal behind is falling apart, which is being destroyed by those men. The art elements, it is very explicit on this painting. Lines, Daniel Richter uses lines to show the movement on this painting. There are several forms of lines that are being applied on this painting, which are enhancing the purpose of this painting. The collapse of a political ideal is meant by the lines as well as with the movement that those lines are creating. Additionally, colour is also clear on this painting, whereas it enhances the emphasis on the three men, which also enhance the moment on the piece, in a way of emphasise the focus of the artwork, bridging the attention of the audience. Movement on this artwork is also shown with clear discrepancy, Daniel Richter just not want to emphasise that to the audience, but as well as deliver the main feeling of this painting. Movement is seen on those three men that are destroying this ideal by playing guitar. Harmony on this piece is a key part on the meaning the purpose of the piece to the audience. The piece has harmony in general by the guitarists playing, leading to the fall of the building, as well as the fire on it. Those facts are enhancing the purpose of this piece the collapse of a political utopian. Source: https: //i. pinimg. com/236 x/53/ae/b 9/53 aeb 945 f 60200328 f 6 7 bb 5 b 9 f 2963 af--daniel-richter-contemporary-artpaintings. jpg

Connection between the artists: Tammam Azzam Lucio Costa Tammam Azzam a specialist on oil painting, coming from Syria, but living in another country. He uses that to represent what was going through Syria in that time, a war where it was resulting the destruction of the Syrian community. Furthermore, Tammam Azzam is also meaning the opposite of utopian ideal which is used by Lucio Costa. While Lucio Costa is planning an entire city from the scratch with the utopian ideal, a perfect society; Tammam Azzam is representing the opposite on his artwork, the destruction of a society due to war (Syrian Art). Lucio Costa an urbanist architect with the ideal of utopian society, a perfect society. He designs an entire city from the scratch to place three governmental powers, as well as all the structure for a capital of a country runs. Lucio Costa, builds the Capital of Brazil with a purpose of creating an entire city with the ideal of utopian, everything was planned ahead, the roads, public system, as well as the incoming growth of the city. His purpose for the construction of this city was to show to the international community, including urbanists and architects that the ideal of utopian can be put on practice (Biografia de Lucio Costa). Daniel Richter a German artist from the 20 th Century, who uses oil painting to represent the collapse of the political utopian. As background he uses the fall of Berlin Wall as the main event, which represented by the building on fire. Daniel Richter has the same ideal as Lucio Costa, however in a political way, he is showing the destruction and collapse of an utopian ideal, the communism. He is also being oposittor to the main ideal of Lucio Costa project, because he is showing that Communism utopian is falling apart (Loisiana).

Formal analysis comparison: Purpose Audience Principles of Design Daniel Richter Lucio Costa Tammam Azzam - Represent the collapse of a political utopian, with the background of the fall of the Berlin Wall - Design of a utopian project, with the purpose of building an entire city from the scratch - Show to the international community what is happing in Syria, due to war - People across the - Community of - The international world who had and did architects, urbanists, but community it is the main not have contact with the as well as to the world audience Communist ideal ✍ ✍ Art elements ✍ Emphasis Harmony Movement ✍ Colour Line ✍ ✍ ✍ Balance Emphasis ✍ Proportion - Pattern Space Form ✍ ✍ Lines Texture

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