tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179589492923756475.post4411030461350574247..comments2012-08-24T08:23:49.568+01:00Comments on thank you for the mustard: The Church of the BauhausUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179589492923756475.post-51288731816962932592012-08-24T08:23:49.568+01:002012-08-24T08:23:49.568+01:00@Micha Elyi
You are right in your observations.
...@Micha Elyi<br /><br />You are right in your observations.<br /><br />As I intimated, Pugin, and others, sought to rediscover the gothic style, which you label as 'form following function'. In that case, the Bauhaus, et al, were inspired, in a certain way, by the earlier romantic ideals. One can see the parallels, too: the modernist architecture was itself a move away from its predecessor, as was the romantic a move away from its predecessor.<br /><br />If one were to conflagrate all the ideals of the Bauhaus, together, however, one comes up with something completely different. The modernist seeks not to use the 'form following function' as a thing of beauty, as did the original gothic style, particularly, though not exclusively, the decorated gothic, and the romantics, but use it as a stark contrast to the natural forms, which, in fact, gothic tried emulate.<br /><br />Gothic did not entirely adhere to the maxim 'form follows function', therefore. Though I do see your point.Colonel Mustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602937152926231185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179589492923756475.post-86436788151057634572012-08-24T02:57:38.381+01:002012-08-24T02:57:38.381+01:00The forms of vaults and flying buttresses of Gothi...The forms of vaults and flying buttresses of Gothic cathedral architecture <i>do</i> follow their function.<br /><br />It's not the function-following that is the root of the fault but the function being followed. The form of a large cardboard box may be fit for palaces of consumerism such as Target and Walmart stores but not for a house of God nor for the house of an image of God, which is why Bauhaus ideals are so wrong for homes - even apartment homes.<br /><br />Thank you Col. Mustard for the space to reply.Micha Elyihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342792492539185940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179589492923756475.post-16647846168516154142012-08-24T02:31:04.702+01:002012-08-24T02:31:04.702+01:00This article reminds me of the extended treatment ...This article reminds me of the extended treatment E. Michael Jones gives to the subject in his book Living Machines: Bauhaus Architecture As Sexual Ideology.<br /><br />Thank you for this article!Wendellhttp://catholicsacristan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com