Modern Iconography

<h1>Introduction</h1> There’s a term that architects love to use, and that is Cathedral-thinking. This is when they build monuments intended to last multiple generations, some of whose construction may take up to decades, even centuries to accomplish. Builders of the pyramids understood the significance of building things intended to last. You can find Cathedral-thinking in almost all of antiquity and classical periods of history. The Sistine Chapel is one such glorious example. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:662/1*pSFyyxLFhdCsyq8XYk_Wkg.jpeg" style="height:376px; width:602px" /> Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam painted on the Sistine Chapel An illustration by famous painter and sculptor, Michelangelo highlights one such attempt, and we shall explore its relation with modern iconography. The Creation of Adam is a famous painting wherein the host of heaven is portrayed as a brain. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:770/0*dpngKW9oSr91YHWo.jpg" style="height:245px; width:700px" /> Comparison between the Creation of Adam and a picture of the human brain One might wonder what the motive for painting the entire heavenly host as an active reasoning facility, i.e. the mind of Wise Man (Homo Sapien) may be. Could there be a relation between the action of actively engaging in rational discussion, to the wonderful work of creation and moral judgement decision-making imbued in the Godhead? Are these ideas intended to last? <a href="https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/modern-iconography-dab8ef0da9fd">Visit Now</a>