πυργοι Βατ Watts towers
style: Νεο Μπρουτ *Αμπρι - (neo brut empire)
Watts Towers,
group of folk-art towers in the Watts section of Los Angeles. The complex was
built (1921–54) single-handedly by the self-taught Italian immigrant Simon Rodia
(also spelled Rodilla, 1879–1965). Of varying heights (the tallest is nearly
100 ft/30 m high) and shapes, they are enigmatic and extraordinarily fanciful
structures, sculptural in appearance and reminiscent of Antonio Gaudí's imaginative
architecture. Elegant monuments to Rodia's inventiveness and industry, they
are constructed of steel, stone, and cement, often in a kind of filigree, and
inlaid with found objects such as china shards, bits of glass, seashells, and
bottle caps in a multitude of patterns. Once considered an eyesore and threatened
with demolition, the complex was eventually recognized as a significant work
of art and designated a national landmark. Damaged by the 1994 earthquake, the
towers underwent extensive renovations from 1995 to 2001.
See documentary film by E. Landler (2001).
(Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2005.)
με μπουτζινα αναγλυφα bronze sculptures
(Αλλά και στις εξομοιώσεις and in
simulations )
(Σικελία, Τάραντας)
)
