Comments on: St. Bartholomew’s Church by Maxim Velcovsky http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: eugmir http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-312496 eugmir Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:35:47 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-312496 "God wants you to buy the hardcover...." “God wants you to buy the hardcover….”

]]> By: Jolene Cassa http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-169937 Jolene Cassa Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:27:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-169937 Where's the hymnal shelves? Where's the kneelers? Color me pre-Vatican II, but I don't think singing and genuflecting is as retrograde as wooden pews. And please tell me those little gay cushions aren't for kneeling... Really quite funny! Where’s the hymnal shelves? Where’s the kneelers? Color me pre-Vatican II, but I don’t think singing and genuflecting is as retrograde as wooden pews. And please tell me those little gay cushions aren’t for kneeling… Really quite funny!

]]> By: Jolene Cassa http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-169934 Jolene Cassa Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:19:42 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-169934 There's such a fine line between clever and stupid. This failure corsses the line. No reference whatsoever to organic development of the Church's treasury of beautiful iconography. Michaelangelo and Bramante managed to humble themselves and build on the shoulders of their great progenitors, but no... Maxim is too important to pay homage to history. This design is nothing more than an exercise in narcissistic "pay attention to me" cleverness which is utterly booooorrrring. This is what Benedict XVI meant by the hermeneutics of rupture and discontinuity. For those of you that love this lowbrow schlock, I'll offer the most valuable lesson my 3D design prof taught us in first year of college. He said "If you look at a design or building or interior and immediately an inner voice chimes in saying something like"thats kinda neat..." you can be sure you're looking at kitch, not art. There’s such a fine line between clever and stupid. This failure corsses the line. No reference whatsoever to organic development of the Church’s treasury of beautiful iconography. Michaelangelo and Bramante managed to humble themselves and build on the shoulders of their great progenitors, but no… Maxim is too important to pay homage to history. This design is nothing more than an exercise in narcissistic “pay attention to me” cleverness which is utterly booooorrrring. This is what Benedict XVI meant by the hermeneutics of rupture and discontinuity.

For those of you that love this lowbrow schlock, I’ll offer the most valuable lesson my 3D design prof taught us in first year of college. He said “If you look at a design or building or interior and immediately an inner voice chimes in saying something like”thats kinda neat…” you can be sure you’re looking at kitch, not art.

]]> By: Fatma Terlik http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-156591 Fatma Terlik Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:47 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-156591 very sophisticate way of restoring! very sophisticate way of restoring!

]]> By: Steven Andrews http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-72575 Steven Andrews Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:22:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-72575 Ugh! Absolutely hideous. The rupture with tradition in the "Spirit of Vatican 2" lives on. "Through integration [umm . . . how are the obtrusively chinsy and stark white plastic chairs integrated with their Baroque surroundings?] and unexpected combination [indeed - much like a moustache on the Mona Lisa] of intelligent [?] elements , they have added a new dimension to the Baroque interior." Indeed. Ugh! Absolutely hideous. The rupture with tradition in the “Spirit of Vatican 2″ lives on.

“Through integration [umm . . . how are the obtrusively chinsy and stark white plastic chairs integrated with their Baroque surroundings?] and unexpected combination [indeed - much like a moustache on the Mona Lisa] of intelligent [?] elements , they have added a new dimension to the Baroque interior.” Indeed.

]]> By: carmel http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-9086 carmel Wed, 02 May 2007 13:45:31 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-9086 send this to world of interiors magazine this is perfect for their audience! send this to world of interiors magazine this is perfect for their audience!

]]> By: ping http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-6765 ping Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:45:38 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-6765 God is everywhere! God is everywhere!

]]> By: maryam momeny http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-6747 maryam momeny Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-6747 i dont really have a comment so much as a (what this site may consider a sophmoric question) i'm looking for the name of a high rise in copenhagen. it is a slanted apartment building- any idea what it is? i'm not really even sure where or whom i'm emailing--if this makes it anyplace, i would appreciate a response even if its to tell me to get a clue. i'm trying to get a print out/poster for my father. thanks. peace- i dont really have a comment so much as a (what this site may consider a sophmoric question) i’m looking for the name of a high rise in copenhagen. it is a slanted apartment building- any idea what it is? i’m not really even sure where or whom i’m emailing–if this makes it anyplace, i would appreciate a response even if its to tell me to get a clue. i’m trying to get a print out/poster for my father. thanks.
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]]> By: zdeněk v. http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/comment-page-1/#comment-6528 zdeněk v. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:02:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/#comment-6528 lovely! It has strenghtened my faith! God will visit Chodovice within 14 days... lovely! It has strenghtened my faith! God will visit Chodovice within 14 days…

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