Spain: Part 1- Art

Okay, we've got lots pictures of Spain, and we'll try to post them all by the end of next week, at the latest. We're gonna be doing this in parts, though. Part 1 is... Art. So here we go.

Right, this is at Park Guell. Park Guell features art and architecture by Antoni Gaudi. There is even a house in which he lived in at one point, and most everything there is designed by him.

There is a terraced area surrounded by these artsy benches, each one  different. They were created by broken pottery and such, and they're all very unique while still comfortable to sit on.

                                 

Looking out form the terrace, there is a really good view of Barcelona and the two bulidings that are the entrance to Park Guell.

The lute player was hangin' around in the park, selling his CD. We gave in  to the temptation and bought a copy. Also, if you don't know what a lute is, get your lazy bum over to Wikipedia. 

These stone pillars rise from the ground like trees, creating shade for those who to happen walk by, like we did on the fateful day we visited the Park Guell.

Gargola, Cap De Lleo Procedent De La Placca Del Parc, 1906
Translation: Gargoyle, Cap De Lleo Procedent De La Plaza Del Parc, 1906
Still don't know what it means.

Some more of Gaudi's mosaic on the walls. He had a never ending supply, it seems.

Located within the House of Gaudi (actually the Gaudi House Museum), this piano has

 some sort of fancy thingamajig.  I don't know what it could possibly do,except maybe 

write out the notes in some weird language that only birds understand.

                        

Completely unrelated to Gaudi, the next few pictures are from  Dalí Theatre-Museum.

These three pictures (look below) are from Dalí d'Or-Objets Montés, which translates to  Dalí Gold-Mounted Objects,they're one of the first in the museum.There were few more, but I really liked this one. It's really simply elegant and you can see the small picture in the circle atop the bird's head, of a girl. For this picture and the one below, I used Corel Paintshop Pro X4 to make the colour stand out and hide the reflection of my camera in the background.

There was a picture in the museum that, if you looked at it, you initially saw a  women looking through a window. If you look at it from a distance though, you'd see the face of Abraham Lincoln.

 Similar to the one above in style ,this is a painting from 1963 which looks like a Tiger but the squares are detailed with the faces of the Three Lenins Masquerading (or so it tells me at http://www.virtualdali.com/63FiftyAbstractPaintings.html)

Obviously, there were a lot more pictures than this, but I didn't have enough time to take pictures of all of the paintings, and I don't even think I saw all of the paintings. Also, I was busy being dragged along by my sister and cousin.

Anyways, I didn't upload half of my pictures , because I didn't want to bore you with all the interesting art of Salvador Dali.

Why is the sky blue? Do you even know? There's a very simple answer, I promise.

xoxo,

Patricia :)