4B THE NEWS-TIMES Wednesday, July 30, 2014 TM Mini Spy Mini Spy and the Dots are visiting the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. See if you can find: Q cherry Q bell Q letter A Q key Q umbrella Q seal Q teapot Q fish Q ruler Q book Q dog face Q mug Q letter D Q kite Q ladder Q cat © 2014 Universal Uclick Q heart Q sock Q number 3 Q ring from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick From Simple to Ornate and Beyond Architecture Steps in Time Throughout the years, architecture Baroque has moved back and forth between By the 1600s, architects were classical styles with simple, clean lines making classical forms more lively and styles with a lot of ornament and and decorative. They built with large design, such as the Gothic. curves and dramatic, ornamental The Mini Page talked with columns. This period is known as the an architectural historian at the Baroque (buh-ROKE). Savannah (Georgia) College of Art and Furniture and art were also Design to learn about architecture designed with curvier lines and ideas from the 1400s through today. decorations. Artists began creating photo by David Iliff, courtesy Wikipedia
Renaissance Universal Uclick St. Charles Church in Vienna, Austria, was sculptures as parts of the fronts and After centuries of ornamental Gothic built in the Baroque style. rooftops of buildings. designs, architects were eager to bring back the clean lines of classical Rome. Rococo In the 1400s, they began building from The Mini Page © 2014 with Roman-style columns, domes Around the 1720s and 1730s, and arches in the Renaissance style. architects grew more playful with the “Renaissance” (REN-uh-zahns) means Rococo (ruh-KOE-koe) style. TM Rookie Cookie’s Recipe “rebirth.” Other arts had a rebirth The insides and outsides of during this time as well. buildings overflowed with ornaments Fruitful Spinach Salad and decorations. The curvy lines The of the Baroque grew even curvier. You’ll need: Tempietto Rooms were filled with mirrors s OUNCE BAG BABY s CUP CHOPPED PECANS is a spinach s CUP SHREDDED PARMESAN Renaissance- to make them feel more magical. cheese style chapel Scrollwork, artwork and statues s MEDIUM STRAWBERRIES s RED APPLE s CUP POPPY SEED DRESSING at a church decorated buildings. photo by Johannes Böckh & Thomas Mirtsch in Rome. What to do: During this time in Europe, The Basilica at Ottobeuren in Bavaria Can you spot shows the fancy decorating style of 1. Wash spinach thoroughly and pat leaves dry. the classical wealthy people and royalty became Rococo architecture. The insides of 2. Slice strawberries and cut apple into bite-size pieces. Roman style even wealthier, while common Rococo buildings are packed with 3. Mix spinach, fruit, pecans and cheese in large bowl. elements? people became poorer. The wealthy ornaments and decorations. Architects 4. Pour poppy-seed dressing over salad and toss gently. demanded more and more decorative enjoyed decorating with real gold. Walls were light-colored to better display the You will need an adult’s help with this recipe. rooms, furniture and fashion. decoration. from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick Meet Spencer Boldman Spencer Boldman stars as Jackson in THE $ISNEY #HANNEL MOVIE h:APPEDv (E Moving Into the Modern Age has acted in several TV and online shows, including the Disney XD series “Lab Rats,” Return to Classical and the TV series “Jessie,” “iCarly” and Angered at the huge differences h)M IN THE "ANDv (E HAS ALSO ACTED IN between wealthy, powerful people
photo by Bob D’Amico, courtesy Disney Channel movies, including “Dakota’s Summer.” and everyone else in the 1700s, Spencer, 22, grew up outside of Dallas, Texas, with one European and American citizens OLDER BROTHER (E LEARNED TO LOVE ACTING WHEN HE WAS THE LEAD rebelled. American Colonists and the IN HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY (E HAD ROLES IN SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOL French overthrew their governments. and community plays as he was growing up. Architectural styles reflected these (E LOVES PLAYING LACROSSE SNOWBOARDING AND HIKING (E revolutions. In the mid-1700s and photo courtesy Wikipedia now lives in Los Angeles with his golden retriever, Jack. early 1800s, styles switched back to photo by Anderskev, courtesy Wikipedia from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick The Virginia state capitol, built in 1788, The former Centennial National Bank in simpler classical lines. People thought Philadelphia, built in 1876, is an example from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick was designed by Thomas Jefferson in TM a lot of ornamentation was tasteless. the Neoclassical style. of Eclecticism. Architect Frank Furness Trayvon Bromell They rebelled against excess. wanted to create a sense of motion. Around this time, Greece again A party of styles Into the 20th century Gus On the track, sprinter Trayvon Bromell tries to “run Goodsport’s like the wind” — a natural, smooth, unstoppable force. became an independent country. In the 1800s, technological In the early 1900s, Art Nouveau Supersport !ND HE HAS DONE JUST THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS IN HIS Greece became a cool place to visit. advances such as steam power and (new-VOE), or “new art,” brought premier event, the 100-meter dash. photography allowed people to see Trayvon was the 2013 Gatorade National Track Westerners could now view these back curvy and ornamental designs, Athlete of the Year as a high school senior, and classical buildings for themselves. more of the world. People imitated but with a modern twist. excelled in his freshman season at Baylor University They wanted to imitate those styles. architectural styles from many time in Waco, Texas. At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field This return to the classical took periods and countries. Championships in June, he won the 100-meter title and Different styles were sometimes SET A JUNIOR WORLD RECORD WITH A TIME OF SECONDS several forms. In America, for If the wind is blowing too hard, it can “push” a runner example, the Neoclassical style even mixed into one building. This is Height: 5-9 to higher speeds and lower times. Those results are called Eclecticism (eh-KLEK-ti-siz- Birthdate: offered pure, clean, regular forms
said to be “wind-aided,” and do not count toward photo by Henry Townsend 7-10-1995 with classical elements. In the Greek uhm). When something is eclectic, Hometown: records. In a race in May, Trayvon blew through the it means it is made up of many Art Nouveau’s curvy, wild designs often St. Petersburg, 100 in 9.77 seconds — the ninth-fastest wind-aided Revival style, architects designed imitated nature, as in the Tassel House in Florida time ever recorded. buildings to look like Greek temples. different types of things. Brussels, Belgium.
from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick TMMighty Funny’s Mini Jokes Leading Into the 21st Century !LL THE FOLLOWING JOKES HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON #AN YOU guess the common theme or category? Modern styles blossom Skyscrapers Postmodernism Blaise: What did the student say when the teacher The Arts and Crafts movement When Postmodern, or “after modern,” asked him to use the word “cousin” in a sentence? also took hold in the early 1900s. It technology such buildings sprang up around the Doug: “I put on my mittens, ’cause in the winter my hands valued the use of natural materials, as elevators and 1960s. Architects honored history by ARE COLDv especially in homes. Nature themes playfully attaching classical bits to steel frames Lisa: What makes a point without using a finger? inside the buildings were popular. the fronts of buildings. They turned were invented, it Stacia: !N EXCLAMATION POINT became possible away from the modern glass box idea. to build a whole Rose: (OW DID ONE PUNCTUATION MARK new type of invite the other to his house? building, the Josh: h0LEASE COMMA OVER TODAYv skyscraper. Before the from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick late 1800s, TM Architecture there were few R ECCNNREDOMTSOP buildings taller photo by Hakilon EOMRULATNEMANRO photo courtesy Wikipedia than six stories. The Empire State Basset The Gilbert House in Los Angeles is an Building in New York Brown’s CBCPARLAUAEVUON example of Arts and Crafts architecture. For many City is 103 stories LANOIFVLRNGISED photo by Marc Ryckaert An American style years, there were tall. After it was The Steigenberger Hotel in El Gouna, Try E RSBCRTEATSMROF few skyscrapers finished in 1931, it Egypt, is a Postmodern style building. COTLXOESSTSNUFB The Arts and Crafts movement remained the tallest outside of ’n’ T QAEV I TAROCEDMO led to the Prairie style. Buildings building in the world Deconstructivism America. Find I UTREPARCSYKSNX stretched across the ground and for about 40 years. Around the 1980s, architects C EEVECNASS I ANER blended into their American Modern Movement began playing with wild, fun shapes. Words that remind us of architecture are hidden in the block below. Some surroundings in a natural manner. The Modern Movement, also Deconstructivism (dee-kon- words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find: ARTS, STRUK-ti-vi-zum) basically means BAROQUE, BOX, CRAFTS, CURVES, DECORATIVE, DESIGN, ECLECTIC, known as the International style, EMPIRE, FORMS, FUN, ORNAMENTAL, NOUVEAU, POSTMODERN, became popular in the 1920s. The structures are taken apart and put RENAISSANCE, ROCOCO, SKYSCRAPER, STATE, TALL. buildings are simple and box-like. back together, or reconstructed, in different ways. from The Mini Page © 2014 Universal Uclick
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