Hospital building that merges science and art: Alvar Aalto

Dominiczak, M.H. (2012) Hospital building that merges science and art: Alvar Aalto. Clinical Chemistry, 58(12), pp. 1738-1739. (doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.182055)

Abstract

Architecture is one of the fine arts—despite its high technical content. It belongs with painting and sculpture. Historically—from ancient Greece through Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance—painting and sculpture were closely associated with buildings. Sculptures and mosaics decorated buildings themselves—as, for instance, the Parthenon in Athens or the Byzantine churches—or they complemented them, like the altars in medieval cathedrals. Later, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the illusionistic frescoes, such as those by the Bolognese artist Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), created virtual open spaces in the interiors of palaces and churches. Such associations of painting with architecture can also be seen much later, as in Matisse's Chapel of the Rosary in Vence (Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence) in Provence or in the nondenominational Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. Lastly, contemporary public art is part of urban spaces.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dominiczak, Professor Marek
• Authors: Dominiczak, M.H.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Clinical Chemistry
• Publisher: American Association for Clinical Chemistry
• ISSN: 0009-9147