Question 3 (by Chew Min Jin 1001335575)
Regarding concepts of ornament, discuss one major difference and primary commonality regarding Loos’s, Banham’s and Rykwert’s texts.
Adolf Loos, an Austria and Czech architect (1870-1933) had published an article about 'ornament and crime' during 20th century. That time, he made a serious warning: No matter from aesthetics, economy or social culture, ornament is art of crime (criminal behaviour). It may resulting in the fall of human evolution. Actually he is not totally disagree about 'ornament is crime'. He think that ornament with no functional is a waste. So if ornament with functional he actually agree.
In 1957, Reyner Banham, a architectural historian (1922-1988) discussed Loos's article and confirmed Loos's article had influences on art and architecture. He attacked ornament but inside his building's interior still having ornament.
The last article 'ornament is no crime' written by Joseph Rykwert (born in 1926) and he made an opposite assertion. He think that love for beauty is part of human nature. Main purpose of ornament is to attract the appreciator, hope to bring the feeling of beauty and develop the sense of pleasure for self and appreciator.
Primary commonality among them is ornament is an old tradition. Appropriate using ornament is enough and have to depend a person budget and economic. In addition, using ornament in nowadays building is no efficiency because it wasted labor and money.
Regarding concepts of ornament, discuss one major difference and primary commonality regarding Loos’s, Banham’s and Rykwert’s texts.
Adolf Loos, an Austria and Czech architect (1870-1933) had published an article about 'ornament and crime' during 20th century. That time, he made a serious warning: No matter from aesthetics, economy or social culture, ornament is art of crime (criminal behaviour). It may resulting in the fall of human evolution. Actually he is not totally disagree about 'ornament is crime'. He think that ornament with no functional is a waste. So if ornament with functional he actually agree.
In 1957, Reyner Banham, a architectural historian (1922-1988) discussed Loos's article and confirmed Loos's article had influences on art and architecture. He attacked ornament but inside his building's interior still having ornament.
The last article 'ornament is no crime' written by Joseph Rykwert (born in 1926) and he made an opposite assertion. He think that love for beauty is part of human nature. Main purpose of ornament is to attract the appreciator, hope to bring the feeling of beauty and develop the sense of pleasure for self and appreciator.
Primary commonality among them is ornament is an old tradition. Appropriate using ornament is enough and have to depend a person budget and economic. In addition, using ornament in nowadays building is no efficiency because it wasted labor and money.