This stay addresses the visual study of Aragonese Mudejar architecture in the Mudejar Territory and, by extension, in the province of Zaragoza. The project has allowed us to collect and study Mudejar architecture, studying it in depth and with geometric rigor. It has also established parallels between them and with others developed outside the scope of the project.
In total, around 50 graphic works were created, combining technical exercises in gramophones, ribbons, lacework, and oculi with interior and exterior architectural views. The result is a graphic archive never before developed, allowing Territorio Mudéjar to possess a collection of Mudejar images for future publication.
The Mudejar and Euclidean Geometry or Plane Geometry project is essential for compiling all the artistic wealth present in this artistic manifestation, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and unique in the world.
The working methodology was based on the analysis of photographs, from which measurements and execution systems were extracted. Connecting points, centers, parallel lines, and layouts were deduced. An attempt was made to recover the geometric solutions used by the Mudejar masters and their sources of inspiration.
The objectives of the project have been the following:
- To study the use of plane geometry in Aragonese Mudejar solutions.
- Interrelate these solutions between different architectural buildings.
- To address the gap in the constructive and compilation study of the various ties, latticework, plasterwork, oculi, etc.
- To promote awareness of the richness of Mudejar art.
- To bring together a collection of artistic creations that will serve as Territorio Mudéjar’s own artistic archive.
The rich graphic work produced during this stay studies geometric motifs from the church of Santa María de Tobed, the church of Saints Justa and Rufina and the church of Santa María de Maluenda, the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Utebo, the church of San Martín de Tours in Morata de Jiloca, the church of Santa Tecla in Cervera de la Cañada, the church of San Félix in Torralba de Ribota, the collegiate church of Santa María and the churches of San Andrés and San Benito in Calatayud, the Luna palace in Daroca, and the church of Nuestra Señora del Castillo in Aniñón, and relates them to others in the province, the peninsula and the Near East.
The results, plastic objects in themselves, will be the subject of various exhibition projects and special editions over the coming months.
LINE OF RESEARCH: New perspectives on Mudejar art.
AUTHOR: Chema Agustín.