Already the title of the magazine the article had been taken
from drew my attention. I had studied maths at school and it had always been
one of my favourite subjects along with art. In fact, it was the link between
art and mathematics that actually made my love for architecture grow and
blossom.
Within the article it is shown how
mathematics can be thought about when looking at a building. In this case
bringing geometry into the equation (excuse the pun). From looking at a
building in a mathematical way, you can have a completely different
interpretation of it.
When looking at the Barragan
House, there is an interesting contrast between the ground and first floor with
how light is used. When entering the house, it appears dark, and artificial
light is used. However, in comparison to the top floor this is very different,
relying on all natural light to guide the viewer through the house. The roof
terrace was my favourite part of the building as this was completely open to
the sky, as compared in the text to the work of James Turrell.
Moving on to sources of Barragan’s
abstract neo-plasticity, it was really interesting to look at comparing forms
of art to the house, with the use of lines and colour, looking at specific
paintings. Again, making a link with art and mathematics. This was something
that showered a very particular interest to me as when I was studying in sixth
form, my art teacher would always ask me why I was taking maths and art, he
couldn’t see the logic in it. The next project I worked on, I made specifically
to show him that art and mathematics could be linked. Within the text, colour
and use of colour is also expressed, again something I have studied within my
art with looking at the theory of colour and how colours work with and against
each other.
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