Category Archives: Art

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Santa Monica

At the intersection of Wilshire and Ocean boulevards in Palisades park, a statue of Santa Monica stands on a heart-shaped patch of grass. The 18-ft. high Art Deco Sculpture was sculpted in 1934 by Eugene Morahan as a Public Works of Art project and presented to the citizens of Santa Monica by the Federal Government. The statue faces Wilshire Blvd. as if welcoming visitors to the park.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ornate

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If you want to see “Ornate,” you needn’t go any further than Paris’ 9th arrondissement, on the city’s Right Bank. Once there, make a quick (or long) stop at the famous Galleries Lafayette to appreciate its ornate gold decorated balconies and magnificent stained glass ceiling. From there, take a short walk to one of the most opulent buildings in Paris, the Opera Hose (L’Opera). Commissioned by Napoleon III, it was created by Charles Garnier in the popular Beaux Arts style of the time with heavy glass chandeliers, sweeping marble staircases and gilt decorations.  All very ornate!

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Frank Gehry Masterpieces~~

Frank Gehry, my favorite architect in the world, is a Canadian-born American architect who calls Los Angeles home. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, and his most famous designs, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Lost Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, have become world-renowned attractions. Gehry’s recent and ongoing projects include a new Guggenheim facility in Abu Dhabi, the new Facebook headquarters in California, and a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, D.C., slated to be constructed at the foot of Capitol Hill. This month, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has a special exhibit of Gehry’s body of work from the early 1960s—when he established his firm in Los Angeles—to the present, including his current work. I went to see it and, as always, was mesmerized by Gehry’s genius. He is more than an architect: he is an artist. His buildings are gigantic sculptures and, while not for everyone’s taste, they are at very least impressive. I am a huge fan and have photographed several of his buildings around L.A. and in other places. I’ll share some of them here along with their respective models, which are featured in the exhibit.

Gehry Residence Model
Gehry Residence Model
Gehry Residence, Sta Monica, CA – Photo A. Furtado
Gehry Residence, Sta. Monica, CA – Photo A. Furtado
Chiat/Day Building Model- Google Headquarters, Venice, CA
Chiat/Day Building Model- Google Headquarters, Venice, CA
Chiat/Day Building- Google Headquarters, Venice, CA- Photo A. Furtado
Chiat/Day Building- Google Headquarters, Venice, CA- Photo A. Furtado
Louis Vuitton Foundation Model
Louis Vuitton Foundation Model
Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris – Photo A. Furtado
Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris – Photo A. Furtado
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Photo A. Furtado
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Photo A. Furtado
The Spruce Building model, New York, NY
Spruce building, New York, NY. Photo by A. Furtado
Jay Pritzker Pavilion model.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago. Photo A. Furtado
Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer, Information and Intelligence Sciences Model, MIT, Cam
Guggenheim Museum, model, Bilbao, Spain.
Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi model.
Biodiversity Museum model, Panama
Sunset Boulevard Buildings model, LA, CA
Facebook Headquarters model, CA
Eisenhower Memorial model, Washington, DC
Ocean Av. building complex, Sta. Monica, CA
King Street West Development, Toronto, Canada