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while looking up 'chop suey fonts', I saw someone mention French metro stations, designed by Hector Guimard (1867—1942). This guy seems to be disproportionately responsible for what outsiders might describe as "the french aesthetic" https://t.co/frML35FKHj https://t.co/NUmZVZjJOT
there are some interesting curves... i'm trying to find his architectural drawings. There's this "bleeding, melted" look – slightly alien. I wonder if he was an influence on H.R. Giger https://t.co/Z7R7YcwVul
I feel like there are things you see in an artist's sketches and drawings that you don't quite see in the final product. I think you get a sense of the 'movement', or the 'vibrations" or 'vibe' that the artist is working with. a little wooey I know, but there's something to it https://t.co/FhBkJ42TMk
definitely something nicely trippy and psychedelic about this i find myself thinking "this is a french thing that we don't quite get in english" the limits of your language are the limits of your world https://t.co/r4cuzBWiiy
done with guimard for now, but I think if you're into this, you'd also like my thread about walter mcfarlane and his ornamental ironwork. they were both alive at the same time... actually, might they have worked together?? it's quite a niche area... https://t.co/D6O0poBBvi
Cool story: In 1817, this guy Walter McFarlane was born in Torrance, near Glasgow, Scotland. He worked for a jeweller, then apprenticed with a blacksmith. He then bought over Saracen Foundry, which is responsible for a STAGGERING amount of ornamental ironwork around the world https://t.co/5u6Iab1t51
Aha, yes! This strange, beautiful tower (subway ventilator) that was designed by Hector and made by Walter! 😍 Love it when different parts of my brain have a connection between them https://t.co/rQ7NqTftEN
