Artist Biography: Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi was a Spanish Architect born in 1852 in Catalonia, Spain. As a child he was frequently sick which allowed him a lot of time to himself and to spend time with nature. Nature played a big role as an influence to his later work. He was a vegetarian. He was also a devout catholic and later in life devoted his life to Catholicism. He attended Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Spain as an architecture student. After five years he graduated and immediately began working on projects. Some of his major works include: Casa Vicens, Palau Güell, College of the Teresianas, Crypt of the Church of Colònia Güell, Casa Calvet, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Park Güell, and Sagrada Família. He had a habit of jumping back and forth between ideas with his work and changed his blueprints frequently. His artistic styles were known for being Gothic Architecture and Traditional Catalan. Soon after he developed his own personal style that he became known for. He incorporated the natural curves and angles of nature into his work instead of geometric shapes. His works can be seen a lot in Barcelona, Spain. He influenced many, and not just those who were architects. There have been musical albums and musicals made that he inspired. He died in 1926 at the age of 73 of being run over by a tram in Catalonia. Although Gaudi died he lives on through his work.