Compose two styles
Rather than blending two styles into a middle, this assigns them roles: one carries the structure, the other appears as an accent. Where the two fight, it says so before you start.
How to divide the work
- Composition
- Follow Baroque: An oval as the main axis, funneling the eye before releasing it
- Type
- Set in Baroque's manner (Run lettering along curved surfaces and bands, never as level lines), and let Palladianism's lettering (Roman capitals cut into the frieze and sized to the depth of its band) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Baroque's material (Gold against deep color, hidden side windows carving the relief); bring in exactly one thing from Palladianism (White stone or render, columns and wall one color, form read from shadow).
- Colour
- Build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 and admit one accent from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615.
Where they fight
- Both belong to Historical Styles, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.
Caution
- Baroque Multiplying ornament without designing where the light travels, producing an even excess that is rich and has no climax.
- Palladianism Sticking columns and a pediment onto the front while the plan behind stays asymmetrical, which reduces the whole style to a facing board.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Baroque (Style, 1600–1750) and its accent from Palladianism (Style, 1550s– / 17th–18th century revival). Structural cues: Ovals and curved surfaces; Dramatic light; Illusionistic ceilings; Architecture fused with sculpture. Accent cues, used sparingly: Temple-front portico; Strict symmetry; Plans from proportion; Central dome. Composition: An oval as the main axis, funneling the eye before releasing it. Type and lettering: Run lettering along curved surfaces and bands, never as level lines. Let one material quality come from the second style: White stone or render, columns and wall one color, form read from shadow. Mood: Exhilaration, Luxury, Trust, Calm. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.
Related entries
- Baroque 1600–1750 / Style / Historical Styles
A total art that draws the viewer in with ovals, curved surfaces, dramatic light and an excess of ornament. Architecture, sculpture, painting and city planning were handled as one staging, turning power and faith into spectacle.
- Palladianism 1550s– / 17th–18th century revival / Style / Historical Styles
Palladio distilled proportion, the temple front and strict symmetry from Roman antiquity into a formula for the villa. His Four Books carried it to Britain and America, where it became the archetypal correct face of public architecture.
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