Sunday, March 11, 2012

art nouveau



Art Nouveau (French pronunciation: [aʁ nuvo]Anglicised to /ˈɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/) is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910(source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau)

we were assigned to take a picture of Art Nouveau 's around Quezon Avenue so here it goes:):D

Metropolitan theatre
Facts/information
The Manila Metropolitan Theater or MET is an art deco building designed by the Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano, and inaugurated on December 10, 1931, with a capacity of 1670  (source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Metropolitan_Theater )




the stained glass of floral designs is considered an art deco here:D (more zoom in photos of other art deco)





 spire mouldings on the corner of the building along with the shell mouldings on the top side of the building


consecutive spires were placed on top of each post with a leaf/floral design on each post to break the design

sculptures were placed at the back( a lady sculpture) and at the entrance (a half face of an old man sculpture)


sun rays,spirals and floral decorative tiles on the both sides of the building entrance to achieve balance of course

capiz and decorative/capital design on the post
and the unique design of the gate can also be seen

Art Deco Inside UST campus

UST main building




Sculptures of different pose of a maybe different women/father placed on top of the structure with the clock on the middle of it


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alternate capital designs

UST CHAPEL/CHURCH


a unique capital design of the post
with zig zag designs underneath it and on top of the windows





a medallion/arm/crest on the middle with a Latin name of
St. Thomas Aquianas 

slant moulding design 




a step designed bells that rings simultaneously 










and finally the half sun tiles in the middle of the 2 step bells 
PS:please look at my old post. I Know its late but I'd rather have a low grade than no grade at all. please and thank you

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