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73-522: The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (Spanish: Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer , is a cultural centre located in the city of Avilés , in Spain. It takes its name from its architect and designer, Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer . Built next to the Avilés estuary, its predominantly white, modernist curvy lines contrast with the traditionally industrial landscape of the area. The Centre

146-646: A different function, a harmonious connection is possible. In 1923, following the De Stijl architectural exhibition in Paris, Van Doesburg also involved the 'unenclosed (= open) space relationship' of furniture art on architecture. He subsequently regarded architecture as a 'synthesis of new visual expression'. 'In the new architecture, architecture is understood as a part, the summary of all the arts, in its most elementary appearance, as its essence', according to Van Doesburg. Although countless artists embraced and applied

219-464: A new art, whose essential qualities were spiritual, entirely abstract, and rational. In his Principles of Neo-Plastic Art , Van Doesburg distinguishes between two types of visual art in art history: works that arise from an internal idea (ideo-plastic art), and works that arise from external matter (physio-plastic art). He demonstrates this with an abstract model of the Egyptian god Horus and

292-454: A painting together, with the express intention that all traces of the individual share would be removed". Differences of opinion appeared between the two as early as 1919, however in 1922 there was a rift in their relationship over the application of neo-plastic principles to architecture and Van Doesburg's integration of the element of time into Mondrian's neo-plastic theory. When Van Doesburg and Mondrian first made public their ideas about

365-456: A passive element (space). He then divides the visual media of architecture into positive elements (line, plane, volume, space and time) and negative elements (void and material). By 1923, the inclusion of volume and time as elements of neoplasticism caused serious rifts between Mondrian and Oud, and later with Van Doesburg. In 1920, Van Doesburg met the filmmakers Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling . They worked on short, abstract films, based on

438-453: A realistic statue of a Diadumenos respectively. When an artist experiences reality, his aesthetic experience can be expressed as either a material depiction, or an abstract formation. Van Doesburg regards depiction as an 'indirect' form of artistic expression; only abstract formation based on an artist's true aesthetic experience of reality represents a pure form of artistic expression, as expressed by Mondrian in all his essays. According to

511-762: A restaurant. A long, curved building that contains the film centre, meeting-rooms, cafeteria, shop, and the visitor's information centre. In December 2007, the Foundation organized the First Worldwide Forum of International Cultural Centres in Avilés, Asturias (also known as the G8 of Culture) with eight international cultural centers: Lincoln Center of New York (USA), Barbican Centre of London(UK), Sydney Opera House , Centre Georges Pompidou of Paris (France), Library of Alexandria , Tokyo International Forum (Japan) and Hong Kong Cultural Center (China) and

584-468: A symbolic or decorative application of the visual means was virtually impossible. Van Doesburg's first definition of architecture comes from his series of articles The new movement in painting from 1916, in which he writes that "for the architect, space is the first conditions for composition" and that the architect "breaks up space through size proportions realized in stone". He added two elements to this starting point in 1925: an active element (mass) and

657-435: A utopia. As he states in the same lecture: " Never, anywhere is there an ending. The process is unceasing ." A number of contributors to De Stijl mention the fourth dimension several times in passing – for example Gino Severini in his article entitled "La Peinture D'Avant-Garde" . These types of passages also occur in other avant-garde movements and have never really led to concrete results – except for

730-475: A video speech by Niemeyer and a jazz concert with Woody Allen in front of an audience of more than 10,000 people. Apart from its cultural purposes, the centre has an important environmental element. It is the center of a large scale urban regeneration process that will change the town's whole waterfront. It is located on an island created in the Avilés estuary, not far from the industrial area. This has helped in

803-429: Is a mural of a woman drawn by Niemeyer, a common subject of the architect's sketches. It's called Vectorial Woman . An open space of approximately 4,000 m2 for exhibitions and other events. It features a round shaped lamp and an imposing spiral staircase, both designed by Niemeyer. The observation tower overlooks the estuary and city of Avilés, as well as the whole complex. At 20 m high, the disc-shaped top floor houses

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876-851: Is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts . Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist -run. Africa [ edit ] Bibliotheca Alexandrina , Alexandria , Egypt Fendika Cultural Center , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia. Guga S'Thebe Arts & Cultural Centre , Cape Town , South Africa Ndere Cultural Center , Kampala , Uganda. National Cultural Center , Kumasi , Ghana. Asia [ edit ] Central Cultural Center (CCC), Bangladesh Bahman Cultural Center , Tehran, Iran Bangkok Art and Culture Centre , Bangkok, Thailand Beigang Cultural Center , Yunlin, Taiwan Bentara Budaya Jakarta , Jakarta, Indonesia Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta , Yogyakarta, Indonesia Cultural Center of

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1095-535: Is hoped the centre will be a magnet for talent, knowledge and creativity, as well as promoting local content. It has a strong focus on collaboration with international cultural centres. Oscar Niemeyer is an honorary member of the Foundation. The architectural project received the following awards: It also received an award for its cultural contribution: And: 43°33′25″N 5°54′59″W  /  43.556884°N 5.916288°W  / 43.556884; -5.916288 Cultural centre From Misplaced Pages,

1168-569: Is mainly determined by mass ratio, rhythm and tension between the vertical and horizontal (to name just a few visual means in architecture). Many of these ideas come from the German architect Gottfried Semper , for example the great emphasis on walls as a plane and as a divider of space and the principle of 'unity in the multiplicity' (the realisation that buildings, furniture, sculptures and paintings can be seen not only as units, but also as assemblages of separate elements). Semper's ideas were spread in

1241-526: Is one of the few works of Niemeyer in Europe and the only one in Spain. The site comprises several buildings including an auditorium, an observatory tower, an exhibition hall, a cinema, and a restaurant. Conceived by Niemeyer in 2006 as part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the (then Prince ) Princess of Asturias Awards , construction works started in 2008. It was inaugurated on 26 March 2011. Oscar Niemeyer , from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, one of

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1387-419: Is the synthesis. Van Doesburg developed the theory of neoplasticism to include an evolutionary and therefore temporal element. From 1919 onwards, through lectures and publications, Van Doesburg worked to demonstrate that art slowly developed as a means of expression from the natural to a means of expression of the spiritual. According to him, the spiritual and the natural in art were not always in balance in

1460-642: Is translated as Die neue Gestaltung . The English plastic and the French plastique stem from the Greek plassein , [meaning] to mold or to form, but do not quite encompass the creative and structural signification of beelding . Some authors have translated nieuwe beelding as new art . The term néo-plasticisme [neo-plasticism] first appeared in Mondrian's Le Néo-plasticisme: Principe Général de l'Equivalence Plastique , [Neo-plasticism:

1533-472: The Hegelian philosophical tradition. Unlike Mondrian, Van Doesburg was better informed of the latest developments in theory and adopted many ideas from other theorists, including Wilhelm Worringer . But although Worringer regarded abstraction as the opposite of naturalism , according to Van Doesburg, art history as a whole developed towards abstraction. Van Doesburg borrowed the idea that art and architecture

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1606-666: The Old Vic Theatre in London, and the British producer Neal Street. Asturias was one of the few places in the world where it was presented, adding Aviles to a list of names such as London, Naples, Istanbul, Athens, San Francisco, and New York. The centre has organised different educational activities such as those in collaboration with the Kevin Spacey Foundation, or María Pagés. Students of different ages had

1679-432: The tesseractical studies by Theo van Doesburg from 1924. Joost Baljeu wrote in 1968 that the fourth dimension can be compared to the expansion or contraction of objects due to the action of universal forces (temperature) and that thus the four-dimensional view is nothing other than the conclusion that all things are constantly on the move. " Reality is not static, but a dynamic process in space and time. ... When one uses

1752-500: The universal over the individual, the spiritual over the natural, the abstract over the real, the non-figurative over the figurative, the intuitive over the rational; all of which were summarised by Mondrian as the superiority of pure plastic over the plastic . The neo-plasticists of De Stijl expressed their vision (plastic) in terms of 'pure' elements, not found in nature: straight lines, right angles, primary colours and precise relationships. This disassociation from nature created

1825-538: The Auditorium were painted yellow, creating a contrast with the dominant white colour on the rest of the buildings. On one of the sides of the auditorium, a ceramic art work, designed by Niemeyer, represents the outline of a woman resting. The stage door was painted red. This door can be open to the square, so that shows can take part inside or outside the building. The inauguration ceremony took place in March 2011 with

1898-3365: The Belém Cultural Centre in Bangkok, Thailand Tokyo Korean Culture Center , Tokyo, Japan Xinying Cultural Center , Tainan, Taiwan Europe [ edit ] [REDACTED] House of Culture Dúbravka in Bratislava , Slovakia [REDACTED] The Cultural Centre of the Old Customs House in Tampere , Finland Vooruit, Ghent , Belgium National Palace of Culture, Sofia , Bulgaria Kulturværftet, Helsingør , Denmark Tullikamari Cultural Centre , Tampere , Finland Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris , France Gasteig, Munich , Germany Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre, County Donegal , Ireland European Cultural Centre , Venice , Italy Nida Culture and Tourism Information Centre "Agila" , Neringa , Lithuania Public institution Cultural center "Nikola Djurkovic" , Kotor , Montenegro ACU, Utrecht , Netherlands De Balie, Amsterdam , Netherlands Glaspaleis, Heerlen , Netherlands OT301, Amsterdam , Netherlands Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon , Portugal Kuryokhin Center, Saint Petersburg , Russia Cultural center Bor , Bor , Serbia Dom omladine Beograda, Belgrade , Serbia Matadero Madrid, Madrid , Spain North America [ edit ] [REDACTED] Chicago Cultural Center El Centro Cultural de Mexico , Mexico Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros , Mexico City, Mexico Eyedrum , Atlanta , United States Centro Cultural de la Raza , San Diego, California, United States Detroit Cultural Center , MI, United States Cultural Center of Charlotte County , Port Charlotte, Florida, United States Self Help Graphics & Art , Los Angeles, United States Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural , Los Angeles, California, United States La Peña Cultural Center , Berkeley, California, United States Merced Multicultural Arts Center , Merced , California, United States Chicago Cultural Center , Chicago, IL, United States Kansas City Irish Center , Kansas City, Missouri, United States Asheville Culture Project , Asheville, North Carolina, United States Greensboro Cultural Center , Greensboro, North Carolina, United States Polynesian Cultural Center , Hawaii, United States Na Aikana Cultural Center , Hawaii, United States Howland Cultural Center , Beacon, United States El Museo del Barrio , New York, New York, United States The Kitchen , New York, New York, United States ISSUE Project Room , New York, New York, United States Park Performing Arts Center , Union City, New Jersey , United States William V. Musto Cultural Center , Union City, New Jersey, United States Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos , Mayagüez, Puerto Rico The Largo Cultural Center , Largo, Florida, United States Ugly Mermaid Venue & Cultural Centre , Eau-Claire, Wisconsin, United States Oceania [ edit ] [REDACTED] GOMA , Brisbane

1971-655: The Cultural Centre Óscar Niemeyer of Asturias (Spain). The exhibition Luz by Carlos Saura was a production by Centro Niemeyer. The center co-produced Utopía by María Pagés , and, in association with other institutions, co-commissioned and produced Richard III by Sam Mendes with Kevin Spacey in the main role. This play was part of the Bridge Project between the Brooklyn Academy of Music ,

2044-602: The Government of the Principality of Asturias and the Government of Spain. It will provide for the economic and urban regeneration of a degraded area as part of a process of industrial transformation: the Avilés estuary, situated in Asturias , northern Spain. Thanks to the architecture and the cultural project, a number of artists became interested in the centre. Brad Pitt , a follower of Oscar Niemeyer's work visited

2117-497: The Greek word plastikos , which means "to mold or shape". This word perfectly describes the nature of plastic arts, which involve the use of materials that can be molded or shaped. Madrid Academy of Art Mondrian, Van der Leck and Van Doesburg first set out the philosophical basis for the art theory known originally as "Nieuwe Beelding" , but known today as "Neoplasticism", in a new art journal named De Stijl [Style]. The term appears in an editorial by Van Doesburg in

2190-663: The Netherlands by Berlage , the spiritual father of modern architecture in the Netherlands. It was also Berlage who, after a visit to the United States in 1911, introduced the Netherlands to the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright . Wright's ideas found favour with the architects of De Stijl, not least because of 'his mystical contrast between the horizontal and vertical, the external and internal, nature and culture'. The architect J. J. P. Oud talks about

2263-536: The New Plastic ". Notwithstanding this critique, Victoria George provides a succinct explanation of Mondrian's terminology: What Mondrian called 'the New Plastic' was named as such because 'plastic' signified “that which creates an image”. It was New because its terms of reference had not been encountered before in painting. The image, that is, 'the Plastic', cleansed of superficialities and references to

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2336-497: The New Plastic art, both painters were influenced by theosophy . Mondrian wrote the first theoretical treatise in his then hometown Laren, North Holland . Here he met the theosophist-author Mathieu Schoenmaekers . Mondrian adopted some of Schoenmaekers' terminology, including the Dutch term beeldend . Van Doesburg and Mondrian's ideas about the spiritual come from Kandinsky's autobiography Über das geistige in der Kunst [On

2409-1264: The Philippines , Philippines Hong Kong Cultural Centre , Hong Kong, China Japanese Cultural Center , Taipei, Taiwan Kaohsiung Cultural Center , Kaohsiung, Taiwan Keelung Cultural Center , Keelung, Taiwan Ketagalan Culture Center , Taipei, Taiwan King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture , Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Kohima Capital Cultural Center , Kohima, Nagaland Korean Cultural Center , Seoul, Korea Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre , Kuwait City, Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center , Kuwait City, Kuwait Lukang Culture Center , Changhua County, Taiwan Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center , Taipei, Taiwan Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC), Singapore Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center , Taichung, Taiwan Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center , Taichung, Taiwan Tainan Municipal Cultural Center , Tainan, Taiwan Taiwan Cultural Center , Tokyo, Japan Municipal Market of Baucau , Baucau, East Timor Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam , Visakhapatnam, India Cultural Center by Talenmark Developers, Calicut, India Jaffna Cultural Centre , Sri Lanka Thailand Cultural Centre , Bangkoentrance to

2482-544: The United Nations, etc., but also shows premieres, and short-films. The Fundación Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer Principado de Asturias was created in 2007 to manage the Niemeyer Centre's buildings and cultural projects. The Foundation develops international projects and works to set up a collaborative network. The work of the Foundation is based on three aims: education, culture and peace . It

2555-416: The absolute truth, is imagined through the invisible ]. Mondrian calls this process 'internalization'. In addition, no painting is created by chance. Each painting is an interplay of space, plane, line and color. These are the plastic (visual) means in painting. If the artist wants to approach the truth as closely as possible, he dissolves the natural form into these most elementary visual means. In this way

2628-454: The area around the Centre prepared for the arrival of the first commercial cruise in Avilés' history. An Oriental Garden next to the estuary receives the arriving visitors. There are plans to create a bigger recreation port to increase tourism. The centre has also inspired several sweets, such as: Niemeyitas, Cúpulas de Avimeyer (Avimeyer domes), etc. The short film Keres by Alfonso S. Suarez

2701-456: The artist determines to what extent he allows these 'plastic means' to dominate or whether he remains as close as possible to his subject. There is therefore a duality in painting and sculpture  – and to a lesser extent in architecture , music and literature  – between the idea of the artist and the matter of the world around us. The Dutch neo-plasticists, imbued with Calvinism and Theosophy , preferred

2774-514: The collaboration between the architect and the painter. It was then the painter's task to 'recapture' the flat surface of architecture. Van Doesburg wrote about this: Architecture provides constructive, therefore closed, plastic. In this she is neutral towards painting, which provides open plasticity through flat colour representation. In this respect, painting is neutral towards architecture. Architecture joins together, binds together. Painting loosens, dissolves. Because they essentially have to perform

2847-445: The complex, also the highest with 26 m tall. Its interior capacity fits just under 1000 people, and features a large foyer used as an exhibition space throughout the year. The main hall, with renowned acoustics, includes a 400 m2 stage where theatre and dance representations, conferences and concerts take place. The Auditorium can open a large red gate and open the stage to the square, enabling open-air events. On one of its sides there

2920-534: The confusing terminology for English readers: The terms beeldend and nieuwe beelding have caused more problems of interpretation than any others in the writing of Mondrian and other De Stijl contributors who adopted them. These Dutch terms are really untranslatable, containing more nuances that can be satisfactorily conveyed by a single English word. Beeldend means something like ‘'image forming'’ or ‘'image creating'’; nieuwe beelding means ‘'new image creation'’, or perhaps new structure . In German,

2993-459: The cultural field. It is dedicated to education, culture and peace. The centre is the first work by Niemeyer in Spain, and he had said he believes it is his most important in Europe, which is the reason for its name — Centro Niemeyer. The first stone was laid in April 2008. The museum building structure was built in about an hour as a result of the use of a pioneering building techniques. This allowed

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3066-673: The first issue of the journal and in the first of a series of articles by Mondrian entitled De Nieuwe Beelding in de schilderkunst . The expression " nieuwe beelding " is believed to derive from the work of Mathieu Schoenmaekers , who used the term in his 1915 book Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld ,; copies of books by Schoenmaekers were found in Mondrian's library. Introducing their translation of Mondrian's publications, Holtzman and James wrote: The Dutch verb beelden and substantive beelding signify form-giving, creation, and by extension image – as do gestalten and Gestaltung in German, where Neo-Plastic[ism]

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3212-604: The general principle of plastic equivalence]. Mondrian described the essay as a "condensed adaptation of the ideas in his Trialogue". The book was translated into French with the help of Mondrian's old friend, Dr Rinus Ritsema van Eck. In the 1925 German edition - the fifth in the Bauhaus Bauhausbücher series (translated by Rudolf F. Hartogh) - the term néo-plasticisme is translated as Neue Gestaltung [New Design]. Between 1935 and 1936, Mondrian wrote an essay in French, translated into English with

3285-492: The help of Winifred Nicholson and published in the book Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art as "Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art (Figurative Art and Non-Figurative Art)". After moving to the United States , Mondrian wrote several articles in English with the help of Harry Holtzman and Charmion von Wiegand , in which he maintained the use of the term 'plastic'. In his book "De Stijl", Paul Overy reflects on

3358-655: The ideas of neoplasticism during the interwar period , its origins can mainly be attributed to Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian. They have worked to publicize their ideas through a stream of publications, exhibitions and lectures. Moreover, from 1917 to 1924 they were the constant factors in the otherwise quite turbulent history of the Style Movement . Their views on art were so close that some works by Van Doesburg and Mondrian are almost completely interchangeable. Van Doesburg's widow, Nelly van Doesburg , commented: "I further remember that Mondriaan and 'Does' once made

3431-570: The most influential modernist architects in the world, was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Art in 1989. This was the beginning of the relationship between Niemeyer and the Principality region of Asturias. Years later, as a present for the 25th anniversary of the Awards, Niemeyer donated a project to the principality. His design has become a project meant to be an international reference in

3504-543: The natural world, is the New Plastic in Painting . According to neoplastic principles, every work of art (painting, sculpture, building, piece of music, book, etc.,) is created intentionally. It is the product of a series of aesthetic choices and, to a lesser extent, of what the work of art represents. For example, the event depicted in the painting Et in Arcadia ego , by Nicolas Poussin , never took place. Even though

3577-732: The natural, while in the Middle Ages the spiritual predominated. In the Renaissance, art again turned towards the natural, only to be surpassed by the Baroque. The Biedermeier and the Idealism and Reform in the nineteenth century restored the balance somewhat, ending in the time of Neoplasticism ( Neue Gestaltung ), in which the polarity between the natural and spiritual was completely abolished. However, Van Doesburg did not see his version of neoplasticism as an ideal final stage or as

3650-417: The new visual art, every work of art consists of a number of basic elements, which they called 'visual means'. According to the artists of De Stijl, these 'visual means', unlike representation, are entirely inherent to art. If one wanted to produce a work of art 'according to art', one had to use only these basic elements. Mondrian wrote: If the pure visual expression of art lies in the proper transformation of

3723-591: The opportunity to use the meeting place for learning and activities such as performing in Broadway play. It was also one of the stops of the Ruta Quetzal in 2011 One of the permanent activities of the Niemeyer Centre will be the Film Centre. Woody Allen proposed the idea to the Principality of Asturias ' Government following several visits to Asturias. He has publicly supported the Avilés' Centre, visiting

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3796-651: The painter achieves universal harmony. The role of the artist (the individual or the subjective) is limited to determining the relationship between these visual means (the composition). The artist thus becomes a mediator between the spectator and the absolute (the objective). Following Schoenmaekers - who associated the physical with the horizontal, and the spiritual with the vertical - the neo-plastic painters applied horizontal and vertical lines with rectangular areas of color in order to radically simplify painting, purifying art of those elements that are not directly related to expressing "pure reality". According to Van Doesburg,

3869-529: The past and neoplasticism would restore this balance. The diagram reproduced here, which Van Doesburg probably drew up as a result of the lectures he gave in Jena, Weimar and Berlin in 1921, clearly indicates the extent to which Van Doesburg thought how nature and spirit were related in the various Western European cultural periods. He begins on the far right with the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, where nature and spirit were still in balance. The ancient Romans focused on

3942-425: The plastic means and their application - the composition - then the plastic means must be in complete accord with what they express. If they are to be a direct expression of the universal, then they cannot be other than universal i.e. abstract. While Mondrian limited himself to painting, Van Doesburg believed in the collaboration of all arts to achieve a new Gesamtkunstwerk [total work of art]. To achieve this, it

4015-448: The postures of the figures are unnatural, it is convincing and forms a harmonious whole. Every artist manipulates reality to produce an aesthetically and artistically pleasing harmony. The most realistic painters, such as Johannes Vermeer or Rembrandt van Rijn , use all kinds of artistic means to achieve the greatest possible degree of harmony. The artists of De Stijl called these 'visual means' " beeldend " ( plastic ). However,

4088-499: The primary means of representation and, like Van Doesburg, sees a strong similarity with modern painting in that respect. According to Oud, the secondary visual means, decoration, do not contribute to a harmonious architecture. Moreover, he is of the opinion that material must be used in a pure manner (reinforced concrete as reinforced concrete, brick as brick, wood as wood) and that the architect should not be guilty of seeking effect. Restrictions were also imposed in architecture, so that

4161-403: The reader's attention to a particular word. Van Doesburg also published so-called Letter-sound-images under the pseudonym I.K. Bonset ; poems that consist only of letters . The De Stijl artists also strove for a balanced portrayal of proportion in music. Just as these were determined in painting by size, color and non-color, neo-plastic music is determined by size, tone and non-tone. Mondrian

4234-479: The regeneration process of the area. The authorities are now planning many changes there, such as eliminating heavy traffic from the port area (where the center is located) and creating sporting and recreation areas. Also new building projects are being planned - a reflection of the Niemeyer Centre effect. This area is now called La Isla de la Innovación (The Island of the Innovation). It is being developed by

4307-424: The relationship of shapes, and the development of shapes over time. After this he made films that consisted of moving compositions with squares and rectangles, which were in line with the principles of neoplasticism. In 1923, Van Doesburg wrote that film should not be seen as a two-dimensional art form, but has its own visual means: light, movement and space. According to Van Doesburg, poetry , just like painting,

4380-464: The same but in a different way. The painter: through colour ratio. The sculptor: by volume ratio. The architect: by ratio of enclosed spaces. The furniture designer: through unenclosed (= open) space relationships. The artists of De Stijl strove for more and better cooperation between the arts without each art form losing its independence. The reason for this was what they saw as the architect's role being too great. The greatest results were expected from

4453-500: The sculptor is concerned with 'volume ratio'. He applied a similar principle to architecture, concluding that the sculptor is concerned with 'volume ratio' and the architect with 'ratio of enclosed spaces'. In his 1925 book " Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst ", Van Doesburg distinguished two elements for sculpture: a positive element (volume) and a negative element (void). Architecture, unlike painting, has less 'burden' of meaning. Architectural beauty, according to Van Doesburg,

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4526-451: The spiritual in art] published in 1911. Mondrian remained interested in theosophy until his death. Van Doesburg distanced himself from theosophy around 1920 and focused on quasi-scientific theories such as the fourth dimension and what he called 'mechanical aesthetics' (design by mechanical means). However, he continued to use the term 'spiritual' in his articles. Although Van Doesburg was influenced by Theosophy , his writings were more in

4599-407: The term nieuwe beelding is translated as neue Gestaltung , which is close in its complexity of meanings to the Dutch. In French, it was rendered as néo-plasticisme , later translated literally into English as Neo-Plasticism , which is virtually meaningless. This has been further confounded by the editors of the collected English edition of Mondrian's writings, who adopted the absurd term "

4672-555: The term spatio-temporal, one says nothing more than that an object form changes spatially during a certain period of time as a result of the action of some universal force ". Neoplasticism assumes that when the painter tries to shape reality (or truth), he never does this from what he sees (object, matter, the physical), but from what originates within himself (subject, idea, the spiritual), or as Georges Vantongerloo puts it: "' La grande vérité, ou la vérité absolu, se rend visible à notre esprit par l'invisible " [ The highest truth, or

4745-624: The town and including bits of it in his first film shot in Spain ( Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' 2008). In October 2008, the European Film Academy (EFA) announced that it will collaborate with the Niemeyer Centre's Film for a permanent cinema in the Multipurpose Building. Seat number seven in the fifth row bears Woody Allen's name. He inaugurated the cinema in 2011. There is a second seat dedicated to Volker Schlöndorff . The Film Centre works on films on themes, such as

4818-552: The town to see the works and increased the publicity of the Asturian cultural complex. Other Hollywood stars such as Kevin Spacey , visited the town several times in collaboration with the center (premieres, conferences, and theatre plays). The collaboration between different world personalities (artists, Nobel Prize winners, United Nations meetings, etc.) made Centro Niemeyer the "Spanish cultural institution with more presence in national and international media" in 2011. A year later,

4891-489: The whole structure to be set up in about an hour. Then the multipurpose building and the Auditorium were constructed. The materials used were mainly concrete and glass. Also during this time the base of the Tower was started, but it was not until the structures of other buildings were almost finished that the work on the Tower was visible. An underground car park was added. The Open Square was covered in white concrete. The sides of

4964-416: Was also 'visual'. According to him, poetry is not only about the meaning of the word, but also about the sound. Just as in painting, Van Doesburg strove for a poetry that was not narrative. The New Visual poet used the word directly, without associations with the world around us. This resulted in a series of sound poem and typographical poems . Through typography he created sonority and rhythm, which draws

5037-421: Was composed of separate elements from Wölfflins Kunstgeschichtliche Grundbegriffe from 1915. In his lecture Klassiek-Barok-Modern [Classical-Baroque-Modern] (1918), Van Doesburg elaborated on Wölfflin's concept of the contrast between the classical and the baroque , using Hegel's idea of thesis , antithesis and synthesis , where the classical is the thesis, baroque is the antithesis, and modern

5110-456: Was consistently implemented, art would cease to exist. The composer Jacob van Domselaer wrote: "Later there will be no need for art; then all images, all sounds will be superfluous!". Theo van Doesburg saw neoplasticism as a total vision, which he summarized in an article in De Stijl entitled " Tot een Nieuwe Wereldbeelding " [The new worldview]: Neoplasticism would not only change

5183-445: Was necessary for each art form to establish its own 'visual means'. Only then was the independence of each art form guaranteed. In 1920 he arrived at the following definition: The painter, the architect, the sculptor and the furniture maker each realize that they have only one essential visual value: harmony through proportion. And everyone expresses this one essential and universal value of visual art with his or her art medium. One and

5256-444: Was of the opinion that music, like painting, should be purified of natural influences by, among other things, tightening the rhythm. The non-tone replaces the old rest, but to be 'visual' it must consist of sound; Mondrian suggests using noise for this. Just as in painting, tone and non-tone follow each other directly. This creates a 'flat, pure, sharply defined' music. The supporters of the new visual art thought that if neoplasticism

5329-535: Was recorded at the centre. Several car companies have also used the buildings to promote their latest cars. Also a fashion magazine used it as background for a photographic session in 2011. The main feature in Niemeyer's work are the building's curves. The building's colours — mainly white, red, yellow and blue — reflect the influence of Neoplasticism on his work. The Niemeyer Centre comprises four buildings set in around an open plaza: The largest building by area of

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