Walking down corso, passed a large crowd and wondered what was going on. Discovered that it was a group of italian artists dancing and had drawn a group of people to watch.
09 April 2011
First Free Day in a while
After the final show for the photography project, it was the first free day we had in a while. My parents who had flown in the day before and went exploring with me around Roma. I took them to my favorite places in the centro of the citta. Deriving our way to the Maxxi Museum where we met up with my classmates and Dr. Hallet to explore Zaha Hadid's new modern architecture in Rome.
Photo project
Dr. Hallet came to visit the Roma Group and assigned us a project that was about film. My partner was Andrew Speer and we work for over 18 hours putting together the video posted at the bottom of this entry. San Cosimato Piazza, an open air market with a play ground and surrounded by stores and cafes, full of local Italians. The progression is focusing on the set up at 5 am, to the main show of the market and children playing to the cleanup of the Piazza. Feel free to watch the video!
Final
Behind the scenes
Andrew and I working late before the final
31 March 2011
San Giovanni (old st. peters)
After leaving the Vatican Library my class and I walked across the street to on of the very famous Roman Basilicas, San Giovanni. We entered onto the left side of the main alter and I was very shocked to see such a grand space hidden away from the very motorized road way. This is one of my favorite basilica in Roma this far. The floors were incredible. I could have spent a whole day of just that.
26 March 2011
Sketchbooks and Project Three
Sketch from Aya Sofia
2 hours
Istanbul, Turkey
Sketching in Istanbul was unlike any experience I had so far on studying abroad. Yes, it was freezing but culturally everything is centered around the Mosque. Sketching Mosques becomes an architectural ritual, where you enter the people's holy world. Listen to the prayer call, pierce past the courtyard's columns, take off your shoes, step onto the mat and pass through the leather-hide door into a sacred space that is beautiful and geometric, quite and bold portraying it's purpose. The mosaics and patterns that are everywhere inside. Sorting through these to get back to the basic lines of the design took concentration and focus. meditation.
Sketch from Valletta, Malta
St. John's Co-Cathedral
2 hours
Malta was an interesting mix of English speaking people and maltese, which reminded me of Arabic and Italian. St. Johns Co-Cathedral was built by the Knights of Malta and was decorated lavishly as the years went on. From the outside the church formed different piazzas on each side, because of its size. However, I really noticed the decoration on the inside. Each side chapel was dedicated to a different country that was involved with the knights. The story unfolds and ends with Caravaggio's largest canvas the beheading of St. John the baptist. Malta was beautiful and St. John's Co-Cathedral was well worth the visit and the sketch.
The Last project for studio (project #3) is a facade study. This is my watercolor of Palazzo Caprini or more well known as the house of Raphael. This palazzo was demolished in 1937. So, I worked with this facade perfecting the proportions on photoshop, because the only documentation left of this palazzo was a stone engraving (that was in perspective). Once I finished the correct spacing of each facade element I transferred the new drawing to watercolor paper.
15 March 2011
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