Joseph Paxton vs. Alexandre Gustave Eiffell

The first artist i want to talk about this week is joseph paxton. Joseph Paxton put together the Crystal Palace. What i found to be really cool was that this structure was more than just a work of art. It was a structure meant to encompass the works of industry of all nations, to be a work of art itself, and to be a new form of construction. This structure is probably the first modern skeleton and skin construction ever designed. It kinda upset me to learn that people kind of took it for granted. Anyway, the Crystal Palace has so much going on its cool. There's things from fountains, to giant trees, to statues like those the Greeks made. It's so colorful as well. It's like a zoo, a park, and more combined into one. It was designed to be like a mesh of the work of industry for all nations. I think it's super cool that the entire thing is sheathed in glass. The metal skeleton was also a big thing one... because it was metal and two... because it was merely a skeleton. The glass then encased it. I find it awesome that glass which is something so fragile could contain so much energy within it. It looks like a fun place. It provides a roof over ones head and it seems like its the place to be. The ambiance just seems so fun and weird at the same time. It's kind of like an adventure

The next artist i wanted to about is Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel and Paxton are very similar in the fact that they used a metal skeleton in there work. The Eiffel Tower if just one giant skeleton structure made strictly from metal. This piece was a major breakthrough. Its pretty cool that many people called his idea foolhardy or insane. But this guy was just like in your face! here it is! now it's a world known structure that nobody goes to paris without visiting it. It was the only structure that I know of, at the time, that was just a skeleton. It proved many different concepts that people couldn't see in Paxton's work. It proved metal can make beautiful architecture by itself and that metal can provide a very strong framework for large structures. There are many things i like about the eiffel tower. one of the things i like about the eiffel tower is that it is strictly a skeleton. It doesn't have anything to cover it up and make it more beautiful. It reminds me of how i feel people should be which is proud of what they are and that they should flaunt it. Women don't need makeup just like this structure doesn't need anything to hide it's natural beauty. Another thing i like about the Eiffel Tower is that is starts off as four legs that unify into one large pillar that overlooks the city. It reminds me that working together can help you reach new heights and overcome boundaries.

These two artists are similar in the sense that they are both architects. Another way that they are similar is that they both used metal framework; a metal skeleton. Both their works proved that metal can provide a strong framework and can be very stable. The difference between the two was that Eiffel's structure was strictly a skeleton whereas Paxton's structure was encased with glass. Another difference was the reaction that the two people got. The public gave more of a negative reaction to his work whereas Eiffel's work left the world in awe. Both artists were creative and at the head of introducing metal skeleton into architecture. However, i must say that i do like Eiffel's structure better.