The Nature of Ornament: Rhythm and Metamorphosis in Architecture

by Kent C. Bloomer

Book Overview

The purpose of ornament-to articulate a realm of the imagination-is as important as it is misunderstood. Kent Bloomer, an outstanding sculptor and ornamenter whose work adorns the Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC, and other buildings, maintains that ornament is neither pure "art" in the contemporary sense of the word nor mere decoration, but rather a category unto itself, with its own unique language. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393730360
• ISBN13: 9780393730364
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.3"