Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings

The Los Angeles Central Library is also hosting a great exhibit of drawings in their Getty Gallery by the famed architect Richard Neutra until March 28th, 2010.

“Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings”

May 3, 2009 – March 28, 2010
Central Library – Getty Gallery

The pieces range from early pencil sketches as a student to later pastel renderings of his Los Angeles houses from the 1950s. I had the chance to view the exhibit today, and was impressed by the range and quality of the drawings presented.  The exhibit showcases watercolors, ink drawings, pencil sketches, and pastels, and features both finished and study drawings.  I was particularly drawn to the significant number of landscape studies on display, and the joyfulness Neutra took in exploring various representation modes in architectural drawings.  It was also warming to see trace paper lovingly preserved by the curators despite torn edges and the effects of time on such a fragile, but vital, communication medium in the design fields.  Definitely worth the visit.