Quotes by Antoni Gaudi

About Antoni Gaudi:

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect an individualized and distinctive style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.
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Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.

Antoni Gaudi

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

Antoni Gaudi

Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.

Antoni Gaudi

Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.

Antoni Gaudi

The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.

Antoni Gaudi

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

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Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.

Antoni Gaudi

The creation continues incessantly through the media of man.

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In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.

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Nothing is invented, for it's written in nature first.

Antoni Gaudi

Author Bio

  • NameAntoni Gaudi
  • DescriptionSpanish architect (1852–1926) active in Barcelona
  • AliasesAntonio Gaudí i Cornet; Gaudí; Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet; Antoni Gaudí i Cornet; Antonio Gaudí; Antonio Gaudi; Antonino Gaudi; Antoni Gaudí y Cornet; Gaudí i Cornet; Gaudi i Cornet; Antonio Gaudí y Cornet; Antoni Gaudís; Gaudi; Antoní Gaudí; Antoni Gaudì; Anthony Gaudí
  • BornJune 25, 1852
  • DiedJune 10, 1926
  • CountrySpain
  • ProfessionArchitect
  • WorksCasa Milà; Sagrada Família; Bellesguard