HSTARC2: Reaction Blog (Romanesque Architecture)

At first thought, I was really confused on what's the difference about Roman Era and the Romanesque Era. But then I thought, it was like Greek to Roman and Roman to Romanesque. It's just like a series of evolution from one architectural era to another. From the characteristics of the Greek era that was adopted by the Roman, then to the Roman era, adopted a lot of characteristics by the Romanesque, most specifically the arches and vaults.

While I was listening to the video that was presented at the end of the reporting. I find Romanesque architects smart because they were able to find an answer on how to fix the outer wall because of the arch that gives force on it, so they added buttresses to support and absorb the force coming from the arch. The only problem was they weren't able to put windows on the lower part of the walls because it has too massive thick walls, so all windows was placed on the top, near at the roof. Another problem was there were only small amount of sun that's going inside the structure.

I also find them very religious for even their buildings was formed in a shape of a cross. I find them very symbolic in their works. I'm also impressed with their use of stained glass, it really compliments all the classical design of the Romanesque Era. Their use of ornaments which just adds detail to their buildings. Ornaments of God or saints. I was also impressed on how they used different kinds of columns, and the way they arranged it with pattern. I don't know, maybe even on those columns hides a different symbolism to their beliefs.

Personally, I'm not a fan of Romanesque Architecture, because I find it really creepy, and very heavenly. Heavenly I mean, their interiors looks so holy. Most often quiet, most often used at cathedrals, church, and other religious stuffs.

Like in Aesteta class, when I see a Romanesque structure, it quickly reminds me of Christians and their vows to their religion. It's like a sacred place that you should respect.

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HSTARC2 Blog update:

Romanesque

Gothic

Renaissance

Baroque/Rococco

American Architecture

Growth of European States

Industrial Revolution

Arts & Crafts

Art Nouveau

Beaux Arts + Neo Gothic

Art Deco

Bauhaus

International Architecture

Louis Sullivan

Frank Lloyd Wright

Le Corbusier

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

AESTETA: Homework #1

Personally, I find this picture beautiful. I find this beautiful because it expresses a lot of emotions in it. What behind in this picture is what we do not know, it may be a celebration/ a party, it may be someone who encountering a lot of troubles and tribulations in life, or simply it may be from a group of friends who simply just wanna have fun.

For me, I find this both innate and traditional because most Filipinos (may it be an urban person, a worker, a business person, a stand-byer, and every aspect a person has), we tend to celebrate success and victories with a bucket of beer. We tend to frown our emotions after an heartbreak, a demoted day, a not-so-good day with a glass of beer with a bunch of friends. It became our habits as Filipinos to leave it that way.



This picture was taken at Timesquare at New York City, May 21st of 2010. I find this picture beautiful not only because of it's light-blooming buildings, not because of the billboards of famous Broadway performers, not because of it's city lights. I find this picture beautiful because, underneath it's busy roads, the human traffics, the hectic cab rides, people still find it as one of the most beautiful cities to go to. At some song, I heard the lyrics "These streets will make you feel brand new" And yes, it totally did made me feel brand new. I feel like in that busy city, in that hectic surrounding, this is where people all over the world would love to go to. This is the place where they can be themselves. When I was at New York, it gave me a taste on how I want my life to be. I was interested more on subways rather than automobiles. I appreciated Bagels and cream cheese rather than fried rice and meat. In that busy city, in that populated city, that is where I wanna be.

This picture was taken May 6th, 2010 (my 18th birthday), at some street at Las Vegas Boulevard at Las Vegas, Nevada.

At a farther view, you may just see cross lines at the floor but if you'll look at it closely, it's floor has a shimmering texture, it's like you're walking on a street of diamonds, embedded diamonds. But there's another thing that I find through the floor. I can see a nebula, it is an interstellar cloud of dust, diamond dusts. When we were asked to give three examples on things I find beautiful, a Nebula first came to my mind. And I really had a hard time to look for picture because we were not allowed to get pictures from Google, instead, I just browsed through my vacation photos and I saw a nebula right away in this picture. I find nebulas beautiful because even though there are mixed colors, they still appear to be beautiful work of art. The stars play well with our eyes and it is so beautiful we will just be strucked in awe.