San Gimignano
Towers
Tuscany
The thirteen towers of the medieval town of San Gimignano in Tuscany must have inspired the skyscraper builders of the 20th century - in essence, the first Manhattan skyline. I used a bit of poetic license with the village structure here because I really wanted to test the Phi- 1.618099389 swirl in the whole picture – on the buildings themselves, in the Tuscan sky, and upon the earth on which it is all built. And the red terracotta roofs went right off!
In the left-hand bottom corner the roots reach out to a silvered stream. The stone bridge defied the swirl and took on magic of a controversial sort. The towers were built as defenses against marauders. I suppose the higher the tower the better the defense. When a Pope moved in here he built the highest tower and then whacked a Papal Decree on the town – his was forever to be the highest tower by half an inch – and that is as it remains to this day.
Gouache, acrylic, glitter and oil on paper, 2006
Kaitiaki: Paroa Hotels & Motels, Poutini Coast, NZ
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