Architecture
Graves, Michael
Maker
"San Juan Capistrano Library"
Description
Graphite pencil drawing on yellow trace paper. A long, low building fills the bottom third of the sheet. The building ends in square-tower pavilions and has three triangle-roof segments in between. On the right are several small rough sketches of architectural details and human figures.
“Michael Graves considered drawing a ‘speculative act’ and an important part of an architect’s process. He formulated a division of architectural drawings into three categories, all of which are observable in his work for the San Juan Capistrano Public Library. First is the referential sketch, a quick notation that serves as a ‘record of discovery’ and that can be a starting point for future work. Second [this drawing] is the preparatory study, which is ‘deliberately experimental’ and ‘documents the process of inquiry’—the iterative and exploratory aspects of design. Third is the definitive drawing, which is a fixed technical record of the final development of an idea.” –“Drawing After Modernism” exhibition text
Additional Information
Provenance: Max Protetch Gallery, New York; Martin E. Zimmerman.
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