The photographer David Cardelús has made a series of photographs of the Casa Vicens, the work of Antonio Gaudí, in which he shows the uniqueness of the building's colors. We speak of an essential work of modernism in Barcelona, which currently acts as a museum whose purpose is to understand the architecture of the author.
The photographs by David Cardelús focus on the constructive, decorative and symbolic elements of Gaudí's house in order to analyze the architect's essential elements. In addition, the images show the tone of the Casa Vicens that allows the work to stand out in a dense and monochrome urban environment.
 

Description of project by David Cardelús

New photographs by David Cardelús for Casa Vicens in Barcelona capture the unique color palette of Gaudí's building.

The Casa Vicens by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona is the first of his works built in 1883 and the last one recovered to be visited as a museum after its complete restoration in 2017.

The mission of the Casa Vicens as a museum is to make it known as the architect conceived it and present it as an essential work to understand its unique architectural language and the development of Modernism in Barcelona.

In order to implement this vision, the Casa Vicens has commissioned new photographs to David Cardelús as part of a communication strategy and positioning of the building in the digital environment to provide a different perspective to the perception of its image as a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The photography project starts from considering the essential elements of Gaudí's universe in the house –its constructive, decorative and symbolic elements– to bare its presence as very simple and direct graphic pieces, with special attention to study and enhance the color palette of the building to make it stand out in a dense and monochrome urban environment.

David Cardelús is a photographer specializing in architecture and has already photographed other Gaudí works on assignment such as Casa Batlló, the Gaudí Crypt, the Güell Palace and El Capricho de Comillas.

 

 

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Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926)  was born in 1852 in Riudoms or Reus, to the coppersmith Francesc Gaudí i Serra (1813–1906) and Antònia Cornet i Bertran (1819–1876). He was the youngest of five children, of whom three survived to adulthood: Rosa (1844–1879), Francesc (1851–1876) and Antoni. Gaudí's family originated in the Auvergne region in southern France. One of his ancestors, Joan Gaudí, a hawker, moved to Catalonia in the 17th century; possible origins of Gaudí's family name include Gaudy or Gaudin.

Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.

Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudí became part of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and moulding the details as he conceived them. Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain.

On 7 June 1926, Gaudí was taking his daily walk to the Sant Felip Neri church for his habitual prayer and confession. While walking along the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between Girona and Bailén streets, he was struck by a passing tram and lost consciousness. Assumed to be a beggar because of his lack of identity documents and shabby clothing, the unconscious Gaudí did not receive immediate aid. Eventually some passers-by transported him in a taxi to the Santa Creu Hospital, where he received rudimentary care. By the time that the chaplain of the Sagrada Família, Mosén Gil Parés, recognised him on the following day, Gaudí's condition had deteriorated too severely to benefit from additional treatment. Gaudí died on 10 June 1926 at the age of 73 and was buried two days later.
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David Cardelús. Born in 1967 and raised in Barcelona, David majored in photography, film and video from Universitat de Barcelona Fine Arts School in 1991. Architecture Photographer since twenty years, he specialized in representing contemporary architecture for architectural firms and national and international publishing companies.

His photographs have been praised as having a distinctive graphic plasticity used to create images that serve both as unique aesthetic objects as well as powerful tools of communication. His work has been honored with the Civic Trust Awards 2012 and the International Photography Awards 2013. His most recent assignments include photographing the Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona on the occasion of the commemoration of the 600 years of the building for the presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the rehabilitation of the Modernist Compound at the Sant Pau Hospital by Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

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