Learning from Piranesi Courtesy of Eric Cagley
Nearly 300 years ago, one Veneto-born architect radically transformed interpretation of ruins, melancholia and architecture. Today, Giovanni Battista Piranesi continues to influence architectural work â and may even play a crucial role in reckoning with modern changes in architectural understanding.Â
âLearning from Piranesi: Architectural Representation and Tectonics: An Exhibition Celebrating the 300th Birth Anniversary of Giovanni Battista Piranesi,â an exhibit opening at the Ewing Gallery at UTK on Jan. 20, aims to teach architecture students about innovative architectural drawing through the work of Piranesi, an 18th century Italian architect, artist and theorist whose work redefining perspective forever solidified him in architectural fame.