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Piranesi Giambattista . 1720--78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Funnel-like openings emphasise its depth and admit light with an almost Piranesian intensity, the general effect as oppressive as it is dramatic. Likewise, the intricate and disquieting architectural wall drawings of Argentinean Pablo Siquier--which amount to a sort of Piranesian abstraction--and Bolivian Roberto Valcarcel's Escala de cuantificacion, 2004--a set of geometric paintings in the form of signs distributed throughout the hall purporting to measure the presence or lack of subjective qualities such as passion--add particular notes of finesse and wit. Beyond the entrance hall lies a modern Piranesian office landscape of terraces, ramps, plateaux and staircases. |
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