Friday, 3 May 2013

What Makes Architectural Art Unique

By Alison Wilcox


Most people have heard of landscape artists. You might be familiar with the wildlife art of James Audubon. But the number of people who have ever heard of architectural art is not really certain. What makes it unique can be the subject or the style.

Miriam Webster defines architecture as: the science or art of building; actually : the practice or art of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones. In that light pure architecture as an art makes sense. Thus one might call Christopher Wren, Max Booth and, Mario Botta artists who work in architecture.

Architecture is both the science of art and the art of science. This is evident in the skill with which architects imagined, sketched and produced detailed drawings of buildings that were truly works of art worthy of framing.

Today one looks at the art and science of architecture much like they would approach graphic art. The artist is a dreamer who can imagine beautiful and creative products. However, the artist is also a master of machinery. The artist can transfer his vision to his computer. Then, can utilize creative and technical talents to create a brochure or a blueprint or a two-dimensional rendering of his dream.

In the modern world, this form of art has made a crossover. From the noted creations liked Prairie House of Frank Lloyd Wright, The Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and the Eiffel Tower of Gustav Eiffel, the focus is on architectural artwork of such budding artists as Paul Thomas, Sara Carter and Jennifer Annesley. Where the former did their magic in blueprints that sprang to life as beautiful monuments to their creativity, today's artists work in oils, pastels, charcoal and collage to create works celebrating architecture.

Artists involved in the art and science of architecture have so many ways they get their calling. Heather Anderson would contend that, for her, architectural art was born of her having been raised on the Canadian west coast. Heather's art is a reflection of the buildings that surround her. She is famous for her depiction of old neighborhoods and the way of life there. Her work displays an affection and whimsy for the buildings there. Maxine Boss shares this reflection of the small town in which she grew up.

Jennifer Annesley has a fine arts degree. Her studies in watercolor are lauded for their realism. Jennifer, as an artist involved in the art and science of architecture, works with the intensity of color and the way light and dark play on structures. Jennifer Annesley combines her fascination with watercolor as a medium and architecture of previous centuries.

For artist Jennifer Annesley the play of light and dark naturally led her to create watercolor which have become famous for their realism. Jennifer uses intense color to contrast light and dark on the structures she paints. Jennifer Annesley combines her fascination with watercolor as a medium and architecture of previous centuries. In essence, architectural art may be described as a tribute to architecture. Using various media and styles, artist involved in the art and science of architecture belong to no one specific school. Instead, their work attempts to capture the beauty of the world around them.




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