Artist Two: Aldo Rossi

 

Aldo Rossi was an architect, born in Milan, Italy, he studied at the Politecnico di Milano.  By the time he died in 1997 Rossi had achieved international recognition in four areas: theory, drawing, architecture and product design.  Not only did Rossi study Italian modernism but he also traveled to the Soviet Union to study Stalinist architecture.  He became very focused on the architecture of the city as a whole and wrote about how the city was something constructed over time.  He also very firmly believed that monuments within the city give structure to the city.  Aldo Rossi is considered to be one of the founders of the Neo-Rationalist movements.  Through his ideas, writings, architecture, and design Rossi influenced many others in the postmodern movement.  I find his work to be very straightforward and aesthetically pleasing because it is clean and organized.  Rossi thought through each piece and each idea, so that those to follow would be able to see his work in a similar manor to how he saw it.  His product design and architecture follow a very similar style and can be viewed together.  From his straight edge designs to his curved building walls, Rossi created visually stimulating art that will continue to be admired for years to come.