references

gothic cathedrals

relevant qualities:
verticality and light

Vertical emphasis
attached shafts often sweep unbroken from floor to ceiling and meet the ribs of the vault


transparency in sculpture

qualities
surfaces vs volume
geometric clarity vs translucency
transparency in sculpture

qualities
colour
solid vs transparent
movement

materials and moods
play with light, layering, materials

Colin Rowe
and Robert Slutzky
Transparency:
Literal and Phenomenal