The Casa Vicens by Antoni Gaudí, under the lens of David Cardelús
25/06/2019.
[BCN] Spain
metalocus, MARÍA REDONDO
metalocus, MARÍA REDONDO
Description of project by David Cardelús
New photographs by David Cardelús for Casa Vicens in Barcelona capture the unique color palette of Gaudí's building.
The Casa Vicens by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona is the first of his works built in 1883 and the last one recovered to be visited as a museum after its complete restoration in 2017.
The mission of the Casa Vicens as a museum is to make it known as the architect conceived it and present it as an essential work to understand its unique architectural language and the development of Modernism in Barcelona.
In order to implement this vision, the Casa Vicens has commissioned new photographs to David Cardelús as part of a communication strategy and positioning of the building in the digital environment to provide a different perspective to the perception of its image as a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The photography project starts from considering the essential elements of Gaudí's universe in the house –its constructive, decorative and symbolic elements– to bare its presence as very simple and direct graphic pieces, with special attention to study and enhance the color palette of the building to make it stand out in a dense and monochrome urban environment.
David Cardelús is a photographer specializing in architecture and has already photographed other Gaudí works on assignment such as Casa Batlló, the Gaudí Crypt, the Güell Palace and El Capricho de Comillas.
David Cardelús. Born in 1967 and raised in Barcelona, David majored in photography, film and video from Universitat de Barcelona Fine Arts School in 1991. Architecture Photographer since twenty years, he specialized in representing contemporary architecture for architectural firms and national and international publishing companies.
His photographs have been praised as having a distinctive graphic plasticity used to create images that serve both as unique aesthetic objects as well as powerful tools of communication. His work has been honored with the Civic Trust Awards 2012 and the International Photography Awards 2013. His most recent assignments include photographing the Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona on the occasion of the commemoration of the 600 years of the building for the presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the rehabilitation of the Modernist Compound at the Sant Pau Hospital by Lluís Domènech i Montaner.