ABSTRACT

Munoz argues the center of any Borromini church is always elliptical. It has two centers. The beam of light that descends from it resembles a slow, helicoidal, and ascending movement. The church is a true architectural gem. The church's interior is both extraordinary and complex. One does not feel that this is a building made up of walls and floors and ceilings. Borromini brilliantly managed to devise the complex ground plan of the church from interlocking geometrical configurations. In those days, it was argued that the proportions of buildings should reflect those of the human body. This chapter explains that Richard Serra is a Californian sculptor. Serra was part of the 'process art' movement, which considered that the end product of art, the object artistically created, was not and should not be the principal focus of the artist's project.