THE BAS-RELIEF AND THE MOSAIC, THEIR IMPORTANCE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE (original) (raw)

The History of Architecture show us the man has preferred to combine figurative art, sculpture, bas-relief, painting o mosaic, with construction volume, giving them a more and more important role in architectural structures. This enrichment of architectural works with decorative elements is witnessed by different period in Albania, while today there is a tendency to deny or fade the connection between art and architecture, bringing about the ever-prresent presence of artistic works in our buildings. The study aims to identify and evaluate the role of figurative art in architectural facilities in Albania and to emphasize its aesthetic contribution to the architectural values of the building. Through the architectural analysis of objects in Durrës and Tirana, those who are characterized by the presence of an artistic bas-relief or mosaic, the study highlighted their artistic and stylistic values and emphasize the influence they have on the architectural values of the building. The constructions taken into consideration are buildings from the XX century, witches constructed in different socio-political systems, were influenced in the stylistic language of the bas-reliefs or applied mosaic. Resulting to the analysis, there are the questions: what is the role of figurative art in today's facilities and why is, its influence in architectural structures, fading? What are the factors that have led to more and less use of artistic elements in today's constructions? Answering through the identification of a few architectural objects made in recent years, the study brought the examples of the use of artistic work in the architectural objects, and conclude that the interplay of mosaic, bas-relief or mural painting with the architecture of the objects of our cities can increase the artistic value of the buildings, help in aesthetic education, and increase the impact of the architectural building on urban space. According to the study conclusions, this use of figurative art should be well-studied, taking care that the selection of these artistic values to be applied in architectural structures is not left to case, but to decisions well reviewed by specialist groups.