Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Brief Biography
Ephraim Owen Goldberg
Frank Gehry
- Born February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Canada
- His family moved to Los Angeles in 1947
- LA City College, University of Southern California
- Victor Gruen Associates
- Compulsory Military Duty
- Harvard Graduate School of Design (Did Not Finish)
- Pereira and Luckman
- Paris: Andre Remondet
- 1962: Gehry Associates, Gehry Partners, LLP
Aesthetics
Frank Gehry recognizes his influences growing up as being modernist. He looks at decoration as a sin, as a result, and uses the materials he chooses to be expressive instead. Gehry acknowledges cubist design in most of his works, and does not worry about the "popular fashion." Gehry's process involves placing objects together so they make a space work, and using different scales of models to not become attached. He does not aim for minimalism, as he does not believe that one can live in a minimalist setting, but rather aims for a balance between minimal and busy. Gehry gathers influence from all around him; sculptures, paintings, furniture. He works within the restraints of safety requirements and surrounding elements to create pieces that both live alone and in an environment. Gehry recognizes the evolution of buildings overtime, but stays true to his push away from rigid architecture.
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