{"product_id":"paperblanks-gaudis-sun-midi-hardback-journal-plain-144-pages-pb9795-2","title":"Paperblanks Gaudi’s Sun Midi Hardback Journal – Plain, 144 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapture your ideas, plans and memories in this Gaudi’s Sun midi hardback journal from Paperblanks, with 144 plain pages of 120 gsm acid-free paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntoni Gaudí’s use of colourful mosaics and organic forms created exceptional patterns on his sculptures all across Barcelona. We celebrate Gaudi’s vision with a reproduction of a mosaic sun on the ceiling of the Park Güell’s Hypostyle Room, alongside the abstract lines from his chimney pots at the Casa Milà building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntoni Gaudí\u003c\/em\u003e (1852–1926), a Spanish architect from Catalonia, was one of the greatest pioneers of 19th-century architecture. Gaudí’s works have a highly individualised style, defined by his unique compositions, organic shapes, and kaleidoscopic designs. They transcend not only mainstream modernism, but traditional art forms. Gaudí was particularly admired by surrealist and abstract expressionist painters, as well as sculptors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis use of colourful mosaics was part of his trademark style and created unique patterns on his sculptures all across the city of Barcelona. Perhaps Gaudí’s most-loved contribution is \u003cem\u003ePark Güell\u003c\/em\u003e, a vibrant garden filled with his art. Reproduced here is a section of a mosaic sun on the ceiling of the park’s Hypostyle Room, alongside the abstract lines from his chimney pots at the \u003cem\u003eCasa Milà\u003c\/em\u003e building. Gaudí’s last work of civic architecture, \u003cem\u003eCasa Milà\u003c\/em\u003e (also known as \u003cem\u003eLa Pedrera\u003c\/em\u003e) represented a break with the conventions of his day, designed as a totally undulating building with a beating heart like a living being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaudí’s fascination with the geometry of nature stemmed from his deep religious devotion, seeing the organic lines as a form of divine creation. 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