Digital architecture to be on display at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago

[Scott Dombrowski]

I saw a piece on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art that will be built on the museum campus in Chicago. While I haven't fully formed an opinion on the museum's design, what I found particularly interesting was that they apparently intend to display "digital architecture" among other digital art. It seems to me that this signals a broader acceptance of architectural visualization as a form of art and I am happy that it will be viewed by an audience that might not normally recognize it as art.

 

http://www.lucasmuseum.org/collection/category/digital-architecture-147.html

 

Neat.

[RyderSK]

I am pretty confident it still refers to architecture being the focal point of new design language and process, not "digital" as a medium in form of representing visual. So no, it's not about architectural visualization, i.e. "us".

 

I am not really convinced either that "architectural visualization" should become so detached from its original purpose that it can be referred as form of art in contemporary understanding (and not in the "my hair cutter is pure artist" ), that's quite wishful thinking to me. Architects need us to portray their design, not to create self-standing art out of it. The moment that happens they might as well do it themselves then give it to self-obsessed visualizers who will butcher it into something it's not. Also, what acceptance do we need ? Almost everyone I tell what I do understands what I do and how is it helpful. Seems more than enough for me.

Edited November 4, 2014 by RyderSK

[Scott Dombrowski]

I am pretty confident it still refers to architecture being the focal point of new design language, not "digital" as a medium in form of representing visual. So no, it's not about architectural visualization, i.e. "us".

 

This is true, the focus will likely be on the architecture, i.e. "look at Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center", not "look at this rendering of Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center". But because it will be in context with other digital art, I think it may get people to consider, even subconsciously, that there is an artistry behind the image, not just the design.

 

Like you said, is that even important? Maybe, maybe not. I feel that with enough practice, anyone can make an excellent, technically correct image. Infusing the technically correct image with creativity and vision takes an additional talent that I have yet to achieve but am constantly working on. Of course, what's ultimately important is the fulfillment you get out of your own work. But I work in a building stuffed full of engineers which sometimes makes it difficult to gain professional acceptance with the more creative images. I guess I feel that perhaps the more the public is exposed to our work as "art" (I know, I know, what is "art" anyway), the more opportunities I will get to practice producing creative images, not just technically correct ones.

 

Also, in my environment, I think so much of what I do is seen as pure magic that I often feel like the sheer effort involved gets credited to pushing a few buttons and letting the computer do all the work. Perhaps I like the idea of renderings being seen as "art" (I keep using that word) because it transfers some of the credit of effort from the computer back to me.

 

Anyway, I thought it was interesting to hear of a mainstream museum featuring digital work as part of its collection. There must be other museums or galleries that do this?

[RyderSK]

I think I've seen some in MoMA. Not sure what it was part of.

 

And it was obviously in Bienalle, although again not direct focus (Giardinni).

[heni30]

Logically there was a lot more individuality that could be called art when everything was hand drawn. There were dozens of unique styles.

 

Now everything has gotten homogenized by GI and it's hard to stand out from the crowd. Go to the Guggenheim site and see 1700 entries (no typo) for their new Helsinki Museum (and 1700 renderings). Where is the bad boy/girl Hadid, Gehry of architectural renderers?

 

I do a lot of airport retail and the designer has to provide renderings of everything - very Kafkaesque in their banality and generic-ness; like elevator music.

 

I'm sure when I arrive in Hell one of my many punishments will be to sit strapped to a chair with my eyelids clamped open (A Clockwork Orange?) and be forced to watch a non-ending slide show of such images.

Edited November 4, 2014 by heni30

[eagle_ear]

elevator music

 

I'm sure when I arrive in Hell one of my many punishments will be to sit strapped to a chair with my eyelids clamped open (A Clockwork Orange?) and be forced to watch a non-ending slide show of such images.

 

nice.

 

how about chained to a computer which you must endlessly update the software,3D of course, and there is a pen ... just out of reach, haha:rolleyes:

 

w/ elevator music.