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October 06, 2005
Stanislavski versus Fuller, motion and structure
It stroke me how the way Stanislaski looks at movement is somehow similar to the concept of tension inside shapes in Fuller's writing. Of course Fuller's style is not appealing. Self centered person, he is in contradiction with what he is talking about.
Nevertheless it is interesting to see how these two theorists are influential in today's world. I chose the museum of Bilbao to illustrate my post because it wouldn't have been possible to build such a structure without the ideas of both these men. The structure of the museum is preconstrained concrete, transforming compression forces into tension to maintain together these arches and volumes. On the other hand the structure itself does not seem to be still. always moving, like volutes of smoke or the imprint of a bird's fly.
For those interested, here is the official website of Bilbao's Guggenheim museum: http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/ingles/home.htm
Posted by Duc, Thomas at October 6, 2005 06:32 AM