"Renzo Piano Defying Gravity; Architecture of Foundation Beyeler Museum"
Oil painting by Michelle Howard
This painting is inspired by the Beyeler Foundation art museum in Riehen Switzerland by Reno Piano.
A little backgroundÃÆ'Ã'¢Ã¢'Ã'¬Ã'Ã'¦
This series began after I had the opportunity to study the architecture of Renzo Piano and Peter Zumthor. One of Piano's museums, in particular, stayed with me. I was struck by the way the space felt deeply rooted to the earth while, at the same time, seeming to dissolve weightlessly into the sky.
That experience brought back memory and emotion - and led me to wonder what it might mean to live that way myself-to be deeply rooted in place, in relationships, and in the world, while letting go of the weight of expectations and the limitations.
These paintings are my attempt to reconnect with that childhood sense of curiosity, freedom, and limitless possibility-to recapture the feeling of gently floating upward, rising above, and simply letting go.
With love, and with the hope that these paintings invite you to experience a little of this feeling too! Please keep in touch,
Michelle Belliston Howard, AIA
mhowardartarch@gmail.com
MBH Studios, Architecture + Design
www.michellehowardfineart.com