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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
[New post] DAILY ART FIX: Art 101: Gothic Art and Architecture
Richard Bledsoe posted: " Art world links which caught my eye… The Upper Chapel of Sainte Chapelle. Paris, France These days the descriptor "Gothic" (shortened to "Goth") suggests black clothes, mournful post-punk music and flamboyant depression. I wear blac"
The Upper Chapel of Sainte Chapelle. Paris, France
These days the descriptor "Gothic" (shortened to "Goth") suggests black clothes, mournful post-punk music and flamboyant depression.
I wear black on the outside / 'Cause black is how I feel on the inside
The pop sub-culture borrowed that label from Gothic fiction, an much earlier literary movement that dwelt on horror-infused themes of decaying castles, doomed romances, and sinister occult forces.
That style of writing in turn took its name from a particular type of much earlier Medieval architecture. Far from being dark and oppressive, however, in their day Gothic constructions and art were the pinnacle of technological and theological achievements.
At the root of all Gothic art and architecture was the desire to construct something close to heaven on Earth, a place where congregations could feel the presence of the divine. High, vaulted ceilings coupled with towering, pointed spires represented the celestial aspirations of devout medieval Christians, with these new heights all made possible by advancements in architectural engineering like pointed arches and flying buttresses.
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