Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Best of Today: Frank Gehry

I missed the day when we started watching the documentary of Frank Gehry but even after missing the beginning it was easy to understand what it was about. Frank Gehry is a very talented architect. On the second day we watched the film the artists and  Frank Gehry were talking about his process in  designing buildings and the Disney Center.

He has a very unique way of designing his buildings. The film showed us a few pictures of his sketches  and they were just scribbles. He didn't include any details because that's what he used computers for. He knew exactly what he wanted in the design and the computers were used for things he wanted to change. He didn't use computers at first but then he decided they were needed for the things he couldn't do on paper. 

His "scribbles" are how he makes art. And one of his art creations was the Disney Center which is located in Los Angeles. It has a unique shape to it. The building looks like it was made with a sort of aluminum foil type material. I like the shape of the building and the way it looks when the light reflects off of it. He has a unique way of using light in his buildings. I like his style of architecture because i'ts different than other styles I've seen.