Walking a new route to a new place of work early Tuesday morning, through a neighbourhood of quaint old terraces along tree-lined streets, I turned a corner into yet another neat little street and boy, did this corrugated steel sheets structure stand out.I know not many people will appreciate the beauty that I see in it -I'm sure the neighbours don't, seeing how it breaks up the general prettiness of the neighbourhood.
But I really like it and it's been the highlight of my 20-minute walk to work the last few days - I don't think I'll tire of looking at it...the patchwork of old and new sheets in one of my favourite colour combos of brown, green and pale blue with a touch of silver thrown in. The building material immediately brought to mind...
...architect Frank Gehry's house that also pissed the people-next-door off in the late 70s when he built it...
...and the home of actor/artist Dennis Hopper, also designed by Mr Gehry.
These homes and other Gehry-designed buildings around the world can be viewed on Sketches of Frank Gehry, a documentary made by a friend of his, the late director/producer/actor Sydney Pollack, who likened Gehry's playful style to "Don Quixote got stoned and made a building … a crazy dream of a building.". I came home from work a few days ago with photos of the shed to show the boyfriend and news of Pollack's death was on the evening news. The film, released in 2007, was his last.
2 came to play:
Trying to find the words for a comment on the street corner structure. Came up with "Adorable" - as in: something to be adored.
Some might not relate, but seeing the photos gives a physical thrill. The urban landscape equivalent of a sight of classy, well-designed lingerie? Maybe not. Or maybe after-all since people might find such stuff crass - especially in the wrong context - just like they might not appreciate this masterpiece in its context.
Perhaps its more like a recording of a warts-and-all off-the-cuff piece of music, caught as it was being bashed out in the studio, never to bettered with any amount of tinkering because what makes it great is the way it *is* - not what it could be.
Thank you for sharing this.
If I didn't know you, I would have thought that some loopy little-girlie fondler left the comment.
You're welcome.
Is your dad into structures like that? x
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