MODERNISMO

Biography


Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (more widely known in the English speaking world under the Spanish version of his first name, as Antonio Gaudí, or, just simply, Gaudi), (25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique designs expressing sculptural and individualistic qualities. His works are categorised under the Art Nouveau style of architecture, a precursor to modern architecture. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%ED [Feb 2005]

Modernismo is Spanish for modernism, however the term Modernismo indicates a more specific art movement:

Modernismo, also known by its Catalan name Modernisme, as term in architecture generally refers to the pre-Art Nouveau style existing; e.g. in Barcelona in the last decades of the 19th century, the time Antoni Gaudí finished school and built his first projects. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernismo [Jan 2006]