Comments for Simon's World http://cygielski.com/blog Adventures in being me Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Comment on More collages by Ivan Ostapenko http://cygielski.com/blog/2012/02/08/more-collages/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Ivan Ostapenko Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:09:18 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1604#comment-933 Simon, these are very interesting. The first is the best, in my humble opinion. Something about the rhythmic quality of the vertical and diagonal elements (the sideways fire escape)... It's the most composed one of the three, and I like that.I think you need more repetition in these to 'anchor' evrything that's loose, like what the zig zag of the fire escape is doing, and what the duct bends are staring to do in the third one. Lastly, they are all leaning toward being a figure on (white) ground. But I like the way the first one suggests breaking out of the frame - it hints at the continuous nature of the alley. What if you make the next three string together? It will give the set horizontal directionality, but you could still make each peice work with rotation, so that they could be recombined variously into new strips. An al(ley)phabet for linear collage cities? Simon, these are very interesting. The first is the best, in my humble opinion. Something about the rhythmic quality of the vertical and diagonal elements (the sideways fire escape)… It’s the most composed one of the three, and I like that.I think you need more repetition in these to ‘anchor’ evrything that’s loose, like what the zig zag of the fire escape is doing, and what the duct bends are staring to do in the third one.

Lastly, they are all leaning toward being a figure on (white) ground. But I like the way the first one suggests breaking out of the frame – it hints at the continuous nature of the alley. What if you make the next three string together? It will give the set horizontal directionality, but you could still make each peice work with rotation, so that they could be recombined variously into new strips. An al(ley)phabet for linear collage cities?

]]> Comment on Collages by Simon's World » Blog Archive » More collages http://cygielski.com/blog/2012/02/08/collages/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Simon's World » Blog Archive » More collages Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:49 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1598#comment-932 [...] Collages [...] [...] Collages [...]

]]> Comment on Behind the facade by Simon's World » Blog Archive » Collages http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/06/13/behind-the-facade/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Simon's World » Blog Archive » Collages Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:04 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=993#comment-931 [...] idea I’ve been puttering about with, taking my Chicago alleys project into a more architectural realm. Not really sure how to take these into 3D, but most likely [...] [...] idea I’ve been puttering about with, taking my Chicago alleys project into a more architectural realm. Not really sure how to take these into 3D, but most likely [...]

]]> Comment on Behind the facade, first distillation by Simon's World » Blog Archive » Behind the Facade, formal studies http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/07/07/behind-the-facade-first-distillation/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Simon's World » Blog Archive » Behind the Facade, formal studies Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:50:25 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1412#comment-783 [...] Simon: Thanks. Though eerie isn't rea [...] [...] Simon: Thanks. Though eerie isn't rea [...]

]]> Comment on Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago by Walter Netsch by Zehra http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/08/28/regenstein-library-at-the-university-of-chicago-by-walter-netsch/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Zehra Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:04:27 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1503#comment-766 you make it look much nicer than it was. you make it look much nicer than it was.

]]> Comment on Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago by Walter Netsch by megan http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/08/28/regenstein-library-at-the-university-of-chicago-by-walter-netsch/comment-page-1/#comment-764 megan Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:57:06 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1503#comment-764 you know, that vertical texture may look like netsch's idea, but I'm pretty sure it was literally hand-carved by uofc grad students you know, that vertical texture may look like netsch’s idea, but I’m pretty sure it was literally hand-carved by uofc grad students

]]> Comment on UIC University Hall by Simon's World » Blog Archive » Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago by Walter Netsch http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/02/14/uic-university-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Simon's World » Blog Archive » Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago by Walter Netsch Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:04:47 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=868#comment-761 [...] as hard-core as the UIC buildings I’ve covered in the past (also here, here and here), the Regenstein Library’s main architectural moves are the [...] [...] as hard-core as the UIC buildings I’ve covered in the past (also here, here and here), the Regenstein Library’s main architectural moves are the [...]

]]> Comment on What came out of it by Simon's World » Blog Archive » Ron Witte http://cygielski.com/blog/2010/03/05/what-came-out/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Simon's World » Blog Archive » Ron Witte Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:19:24 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=533#comment-752 [...] Edit: Here's what came out of it. [...] [...] Edit: Here’s what came out of it. [...]

]]> Comment on Behind the facade, first distillation by Simon http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/07/07/behind-the-facade-first-distillation/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Simon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:03:23 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1412#comment-750 Thanks. Though eerie isn't really what I was going for here - it's more of a photographic analysis of these places. Maybe it's just my brain projecting things onto them, but then again I wouldn't know how to stop it from doing that. Thanks. Though eerie isn’t really what I was going for here – it’s more of a photographic analysis of these places. Maybe it’s just my brain projecting things onto them, but then again I wouldn’t know how to stop it from doing that.

]]> Comment on Behind the facade, first distillation by Genevieve http://cygielski.com/blog/2011/07/07/behind-the-facade-first-distillation/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Genevieve Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:38:57 +0000 http://cygielski.com/blog/?p=1412#comment-739 I really like these pictures. They have an eerie quality and a beauty too, surprising in its simplicity. I really like these pictures. They have an eerie quality and a beauty too, surprising in its simplicity.

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