I actually like it. It is upcycling for out of date brutalist buildings. When citizen got over there brutalist building we paint it with complex motiv and saturated colors and here we have: post-brutalism!
The thing that always gets me about art deco and brutalism is that they're not mutually exclusive. Art deco is about patterns, shapes, and artistic expression. While brutalism is about construction methods and materials. Frank Lloyd Wright's work was brutalist and art deco.
Agreed. But art deco goes beyond architecture and was used in other forms. Art deco radios, cars etc. but brutalism doesn't have a form of beauty when done right. It's just not used in other forms. You only see it in architecture. You could argue that the function over form aesthetic of some cars are brutalist, but I'd disagree. Those cars are made out of a purpose of being cheap, which is kind of brutalist adjacent ideology, but not really true in form. No-nonsense isn't the same thing as spartan design due to limited funds/technology.
One is a clock with minimalist ideals and intelligent mechanical features to display the intended perception of function over form. Creepy, cool and mysterious. The other is a fever dream of a ketamine abuser with too much money and power, nothing more.
Edit: just realized you proved me wrong about brutalism in other forms of art. Touche.
It has to have the right setting like a group of similar buildings together, then the larger shapes can really add a dimension you don't get from just regular commercial buildings.
Often, brutalist building were actually intended to be painted, but the painting got cut late in the construction process to save money since it wasn’t strictly necessary.
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pseudo@jlai.lu · 21 pts · 104d
I actually like it. It is upcycling for out of date brutalist buildings. When citizen got over there brutalist building we paint it with complex motiv and saturated colors and here we have: post-brutalism!
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 104d
Is art deco out of date? A few brutalist buildings in an area can look really cool.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 104d
The thing that always gets me about art deco and brutalism is that they're not mutually exclusive. Art deco is about patterns, shapes, and artistic expression. While brutalism is about construction methods and materials. Frank Lloyd Wright's work was brutalist and art deco.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
Agreed. But art deco goes beyond architecture and was used in other forms. Art deco radios, cars etc. but brutalism doesn't have a form of beauty when done right. It's just not used in other forms. You only see it in architecture. You could argue that the function over form aesthetic of some cars are brutalist, but I'd disagree. Those cars are made out of a purpose of being cheap, which is kind of brutalist adjacent ideology, but not really true in form. No-nonsense isn't the same thing as spartan design due to limited funds/technology.
Tldr: Brutalism gets a bad rap.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 103d
One is a clock with minimalist ideals and intelligent mechanical features to display the intended perception of function over form. Creepy, cool and mysterious. The other is a fever dream of a ketamine abuser with too much money and power, nothing more.
Edit: just realized you proved me wrong about brutalism in other forms of art. Touche.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 103d
I am from the internet. I'm here to help.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 103d
Holy fuck, do I even exist?!?
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 104d
I actually like brutalism, it works in some places especially if you get lots of rain.
ThoGot@feddit.org · 2 pts · 103d
Because it makes the city look even more gray?
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 102d
It has to have the right setting like a group of similar buildings together, then the larger shapes can really add a dimension you don't get from just regular commercial buildings.
WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 103d
There's a brutalist courthouse (of all places..) in Annecy, France that I honestly am a big fan of.
errer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 104d
Kinda reminds me of Chicano Park
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 103d
Often, brutalist building were actually intended to be painted, but the painting got cut late in the construction process to save money since it wasn’t strictly necessary.
jet@hackertalks.com · 2 pts · 104d
https://maps.app.goo.gl/E48bL5cRB1aHekkB9
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
Yup. I've walked by it a few times. It's imposing from the outside.