[Leica] Barcelona Pavilion in color

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)]

Hi Vince,

Thank you for your message as well for the link you sand me, a really  
wonderful film where I've recognised many architectonic places in  
Barcelona, as the Auditorium.

I agree that the use of colors of the materials on the Mies van der  
Rohe is very important, today I was gone again to the pavilion, it was  
an overcast day seeing nice reflections and uniform colors. Maybe as a  
photographic value only, the color it is not so determinant as it is  
in architectural value. The experience to be in such espace is really  
wonderful, to say true I can't decide if color or B&W, I like very  
much B&W, IMO it enhances the simplicity of the forms, the color helps  
to see the richness of textures...

In any case, tahnk you very much again,
Saludos
Lluis


El 17/01/2010, a las 17:42, Vince Passaro escribi?:

> Lluis:
> The color photos are very beautiful and very loyal to the subject. I
> disagree with Nathan and Hugh (I think it was Hugh) that Mies' work  
> is about
> lines and shapes: his colors are very important to the effect of the  
> space:
> even his grays. Look at how the patterns of the stones match up. I  
> am very
> much a fan of black and white over color most of the time in most
> conditions, but for this, I was shocked how much better the color  
> was at
> conveying the almost religious elegance -- if elegance can be a  
> religion he
> made it one -- of his design for that building. I hope people will  
> go back
> and look at the color photos again: note the way he works the colors
> against/with each other, including the color of the sky and the colors
> reflected in the water. His colors are muted, yes, or quiet would be a
> better word; mysterious and subtle, yes; but in the end crucial.
>
> Interestingly someone posted a link the other day to this fantastic
> 12-minute film about photography and architecture and the Barcelona  
> Pavilion
> appears in it repeatedly. Perhaps that post was in response to your  
> photos?
> Anyway for those who didn't see it, here's the link:
> http://vimeo.com/7809605. It's immensely beautiful.
>
> Anyway thanks for the photos.
>
> Vince P
>
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