Thursday, April 21, 2011

Aldo Rossi and Sketching


"Refusing imagination means eluding what there is within us of supreme justice" --Aldo Rossi

Rossi held the art of sketching in high regard and it's interesting to looks at some of his sketches because they're not necessarily "pictorially correct". It's not as if he lacked any skill in drawing detailed images I think it was more of search for an impression/emotional identity to a project that would guide further investigation. This aspect is difficult to achieve if one is focusing in on the minute details of a mullion system. I love the almost surreal nature of his drawings. Some examples below:

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