Antoni Gàudi
Antoni Gaudí, son of a coppersmith was born on the 25th June 1852 in Reus and attended the Escoles Pies school, where he excelled in Geometry and Arithmetic. Antoni received traditional, religious and humanist education. At home, Antoni started learning about crafts in his father’s workshop in 1860. He moved to Barcelona in 1868 and joined the School of Architecture in 1873. He worked as an assistant in an architectural practice, as well as in the workshops of a carpenter, a glassmaker and a locksmith as well as studying. He is well-known for his iconic buildings situated around Barcelona.
Antoni died on the 10th June 1926, aged 73, as a result of a tragic accident three days earlier.
Casa Milà
Casa Milà is situated in Plaça Catalunya and resembles an open quarry so it is also known as ‘La Pedrera’ (the stone quarry). The building was constructed between 1906 and 1912. Since the building is so unique because of its artistic and heritage value, it has received major recognition and in 1984 was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List, for its universal value.
Casa Batlló
Casa Batlló was built in 1877 and is situated in Passeig de Gràcia and is sometimes known as Casa dels ossos (House of Bones) or casa del drac (house of the dragon). The façade of Casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. The design of the building looks boney/scaly and skeleton-like. The roof represents Sant Jordi (St George) and the dragon. The colours and shapes found have been inspired by marine life and the deep blue sea. Gaudí with a textile manufacturer, Josep Maria Jujol who assisted in the ornamentation and use of color on the surface treatments.
La Sagrada Família
La Sagrada Familia is situated in Catalonia and has been under construction since 1882 and is yet to be completed. The medieval cathedral it emulates, La Sagrada Familia building design is a symbolic expression in stone of the Christian faith and in this temple, an exaltation of the Family of Nazareth. The building is an international centre for spirituality based on love, harmony, good, generosity and peace.
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was born on the 4th of May 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Haring enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh which is a commercial arts school where he realised that he had little interest in becoming a commercial graphic artist and so after two semesters he dropped out. While in Pittsburgh, Haring continued to study and work on his own and in 1978 had a solo exhibition of his work at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center. Haring then moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Keith Haring later died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16th 1990.
Barcelona Mural, 1989
Haring decided to do a graffiti in Salvador seguí square on aids in the Raval area for free. The Raval area was not chosen at random as the area at the time was known to be one of the poorest in town, where sexual illness were increasing, drugs etc... El Raval was also known as the Chinese neighbourhood and was full of drugs and the lowest part of society as well as prostitution. The wall chosen was 30m long and it took him 5 hours to paint using red paint and having aids symbolism: a big red snake that choked a syringe and in the other part some people that tried to scape from his bite. There was a message written: "All together we can stop aids".
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was born on the 4th of May 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Haring enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh which is a commercial arts school where he realised that he had little interest in becoming a commercial graphic artist and so after two semesters he dropped out. While in Pittsburgh, Haring continued to study and work on his own and in 1978 had a solo exhibition of his work at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center. Haring then moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Keith Haring later died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16th 1990.
Barcelona Mural, 1989
Haring decided to do a graffiti in Salvador seguí square on aids in the Raval area for free. The Raval area was not chosen at random as the area at the time was known to be one of the poorest in town, where sexual illness were increasing, drugs etc... El Raval was also known as the Chinese neighbourhood and was full of drugs and the lowest part of society as well as prostitution. The wall chosen was 30m long and it took him 5 hours to paint using red paint and having aids symbolism: a big red snake that choked a syringe and in the other part some people that tried to scape from his bite. There was a message written: "All together we can stop aids".
