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"They are both fascinating and menacing, perfectly ordered yet confusing and chaotic, realistic and dreamlike. They drew on his imagination, his theatrical set experience and his knowledge of architecture...Look closely at each print, each can make the viewer feel lost or trapped, trying to figure the way out. But for the titles there is little to identify most scenes as prisons, if they were referred to in another sense (the theater, the castle, etc.) perhaps they wouldn't be so intimidating." source
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research, I found Piranesi's work the most intriguing as he takes on the style
of 'capriccio', which I have never seen before. The Drawbridge was
particularly interesting because it emits a vibe of a fantastical and majestic place.
At first glance I saw a chaotic scene, which made me analyse the work, appreciating
the intricacy and allowing me to use my imagination to try to figure out where
the stairs and bridges lead to, if anywhere at all.
The
architecture in the work appears spacious and large, in which the only way to
get to one side to another is through a drawbridge or stairs. I am not sure as
to whether the scene is located inside or outside, letting me be open minded to
either option.
Hi Shanny, Piranesi should be good fun. I note there is nowhere on your blog pages that makes it easy to ell it is you. Perhaps expand the name for your profile?
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