As I mentioned a while back, it was mentioned to my by my father that it seems I have an interest in church architecture. Yes, it is true, and this post is intended to briefly examine why that may be so and some of the ramifications of such a mentality.
1. I was raised in the church, and as such I have always appreciated matters of church and faith. Beyond that, the friendships I fostered encouraged me to dig deeper into some of the mysteries of Christianity, and explore some of the less evangelical aspects of it.
2. This spilled over into an interest of church architecture. More accurately, my interest in church history and so on and so forth, combined with my interest in architecture, led me to focus much of my energy into exploring ecclesiastical architecture.
3. I very much like to explore Saskatchewan, and there are a lot of churches in small towns that were built around the turn of the 20th century. Lately, I've been taking a closer look at these, simply because I find it enjoyable.
4. Because of all this, my favorite form of architecture is very traditional and dated. Unfortunately, this does not bode well for the career, as the trend now is towards modern, straight lines, and organic forms. I don't mind minimalist architecture, or forms that blend with nature, but nothing gets me like a good old gothic stone arch, or symbolism in the form that is only evident to those with more than common knowledge.
2 comments:
i think this bodes well for a career that could cater well to a niche market that may not yet even exist. maybe, more for an entrepreneurial or hobby way of doing things rather than for a future employer.
in fact, perhaps a niche brand. if you took that interest and frank gehry'd it up a bit; or another architect of choice, then who knows.
although, perhaps not relevant to the topic at hand, peep this out if you haven't.
http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/news/device_to_root_out_evil.html
That would be very nice, indeed. I'll have to figure out how to go about marketing it, etc.
Yeah, I came across that sculpture a while back. It definitely think it has the ability to cause controversy, and of course some people are going to call it blasphemous. In fact, I can only imagine the discussion it causes will more likely be on religion than on the abstraction of architecture, as the artist would wish.
I think I am going to work on a follow-up post in the next few weeks of something I think is even more blasphemous...ugly churches, of which there are plenty around.
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