Work of Art

Tiles glazed in light green and dark green

1985

Personal Work of Art, Hand-glazed Tilework

100 light green and dark green repeating tiles for a floor, made in the Martinez workshop; ceramic paint on white porcelain tile.

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Contents

Photographs

Tiles glazed in light green and dark green: Photographs 01/01/1985

Hand-glazed Tile Panel

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Photograph of tiles in panel orthogonal arrangement.
Tiles glazed in light green and dark green: Photographs 01/01/1985

Hand-glazed Tile Panel

Photographer:

Kevin Gilson, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Slide

Characteristics:

Color

Photograph of tiles in the final panel diagonal arrangement.
Tiles glazed in light green and dark green: Photographs 01/01/1985

Hand-glazed Tile

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Seth Wachtel working in the Martinez tile workshop preparing the tiles before being fired in the kiln.

References

Scientific Research

Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Structure Preserving Transformations

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...

Articles

An Approach to Wholeness 01/02/1986

Publication, Article

Authors:

Dorit Fromm

Published in:

The Architectural Review, Vol. CLXXIX, No. 1068, pp. 24-31

Publisher:

The Architectural Press Ltd., London, U.K.