Video: Sketches of Frank Gehry

I really enjoyed the video Sketches of Frank Gehry that we watched in class last Thursday.  I found it very interesting how he worked as an artists, and was in complete awe when I saw the buildings he created.  Gehry is a risk taker; using materials that don't make sense and doing what makes him happy. He has a very distinct style of work, that is sort of strange and messy, but all of his designs have some sort or structure to them.  Gehry can be described as a "contemporary cubist sculpture."  He simplifies everything, he is a modernest and does not use decoration, but only materials in his work. He makes his designs look easy and simplistic, even though it is not, and the process he goes through takes a very long time.  Something else I found interesting and inspiring was that Frank was told not to become an architect in school, and was told that he was not good enough as a designer.  But Frank didn't care, he went with it anyway and kept going forth with it, and is now one of the leading architects in the world because he followed his heart and passion.  This film inspired me with new ways of thinking and also it inspires me to challenge myself as a designer.