Sunday, February 1, 2009

Artifact from Grimm's Fairy Tale King Thrushbeard


I chose to make a reverible vest for the theme of the Grimm's fairy tale King Thrushbeard. The theme for me could have more than one meaning but I chose "things are not always what they seem" or," don't judge a book by it's cover".
The vest was made of metallic fabric drab gray on one side and then bright vibrate green on the other. I chose to represent the Beggar-King in the story.
To relate this story to architecture one cannot assume the basis for a structure on appearances only. Our reading states that we look at awe at some of the architecture and perceive that it must be light because it's made of glass like the Lever House or the Hapero Hall Pharmacy at Wayne State University, Detroit
where the building rest on its smallest point. Both of these building are structurally sound. Pg. 26..27 Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning by Leland M. Roth.

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