Inspired by Architecture
Ariane Coleman
I’m often asked what inspired me towards my career in jewelry. There are a number of determining factors that catapulted me on my path, but undeniably, architecture has been a part of my story. I can’t deny that I am drawn to great buildings and the detail put into them. I have visited landmarks in great cites just to awe and oogle at what manmade wonders humans have placed on our landscapes. Whether it has been designers celebrating God at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, or the brightly colored costal villas of the Amalfi Coast in Italy, architecture, it seems to me, is jewelry design on steroids. I don’t think it’s by accident that my College of Arts was next-door to the College of Architecture. Both of the trades are based in design, detail, and craftsmanship. So it was on a recent trip to SLC for an IKEA run ( also a marvel in design, I love the way the designers at IKEA put their furniture together - very clever ) that I made my way to the Capitol building to see one of the two most iconic structures of the city. It was there that I was more than pleasantly surprised at the detail and grandiosity of this Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building. The outside of the building nods towards Grecian architecture while the overall design is a Corinthian style, a style based in formality, order and proportion. Not since my visit to the Vatican, have I been truly moved by a rotunda and dome’s detail. It goes to show that inspiring art and architecture are right in my backyard. #inspired
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Capitol
Often inspired by what I see, this rotunda in the dome of the capitol of Utah in Salt Lake City, moved and awed me.