Scrolls, arabesques, undulations: the tone is set, all in volutes, elevations and luxuriance, from the entrance to the exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay.
The exaltation of nature through its forms begins in the vestibule.
With, on a green background, woodwork that one would think modeled rather than carved in oak or ash.
This set, taken from the Casa Batlló in Barcelona with its cathedral glasses and old gold brass hardware, stands out as one of the many Art Nouveau masterpieces in this evocation of the work of Antoni Gaudi. (1852-1926), absolute glory of modern Catalonia.
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It is obviously on the spot that we experience all the excess of the mystical architect.
His crazy achievements still enchant and clash today, within this rigorous, checkerboard urbanism.
Starting with the queen work to which Gaudí devoted the last ten years of his life exclusively: the Sagrada Família, an infinite basilica (it has remained unfinished since its consecration…
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