Coastal Carolina University

Maymester Northern Spain

2004

The crew in front of the Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao

Back row, left to right: Suzanne Montalbano, Kim Weber, Alex Decker, Katie Reese, Megan Newett

Front Row, left to right: Jared Dann, Janelle Riolo, Rebekah Bohm, Sandi Snyder, Ronda Abofreka, Diane Bucci, Danielle Columbo, William (Petis) Jones

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From May 21st to June 5th Professors Susan Slavik and Arne Flaten took Coastal students on a tour of Northern Spain. With stops in Barcelona, Montserrat, Pamplona, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Santander, Santillana del Mar, Altamira, Oviedo, Lugo, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, and Toledo our trip effectively provided an exhilarating survey of many aspects of the western art tradition, from the pre-historic cave paintings at Altamira to the modernist architecture of Antoni Gaudi and Frank Gehry. Students could receive either Art History (499) credit or Art Education (499) credit, or both depending on their projects. CCU students enrolled in the courses were: Rebekah Bohm, Danielle Columbo, Ronda Abofreka, Megan Newett, Sandi Snyder, Katie Reese, Kim Weber, Suzanne Montalbano, Jared Dann, Brad Buckley, William (Petis) Jones, Diane Bucci, Alex Decker, and Janelle Riolo

Unless otherwise indicated, photographs by Arne Flaten

The crew in front of the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela

Barcelona

The bullfight stadium at Placa d'Espana
Looking back to the Placa d'Espana from the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya	Looking toward the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya from the Placa d'Espana
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palacio Nacional built for the 1929 World's Fair	Triumphal Arch
Jared Dann listening to some dude play guitar at Parc Guell, designed by Antoni Gaudi	Gaudi's Parc Guell
Parc Guell by Gaudi	Overlooking Barcelona from Gaudi's Parc Guell
The trademark lizard of Barcelona, at Parc Guell	Casa-Museu Gaudi, the architect's home, at Parc Guell
La Sagrada Familia, begun by Gaudi in 1883 and still under construction	La Sagrada Familia
Random gargoyles...
Detail of the exterior of La Sagrada Familia	La Sagrada Familia, interior of spire
La Sagrada Familia interior	La Sagrada Familia interior
La Sagrada Familia, interior construction	La Sagrada Familia interior
La Sagrada Familia, interior construction	La Sagrada Familia, interior construction
Interior stairwell of La Sagrada Familia showing the divine proportions of the nautilus	Rebekah Bohm and Kim Weber breathlessly climbing the spires of La Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila by Antoni Gaudi, exterior front	Casa Mila by Gaudi, interior courtyard
Casa Mila by Gaudi, rooftop chimneys and airvents	Casa Mila by Gaudi, detail of iron gate at entrance
Casa Mila by Gaudi, detail of iron handle at entrance	Casa Mila by Gaudi, detail of ironwork at entrance gate
Casa Batlo by Antoni Gaudi, 1905	Casa Batlo by Antoni Gaudi, 1905
Casa Batlo by Antoni Gaudi, 1905	Casa Batlo by Antoni Gaudi, 1905
Casa Batlo by Antoni Gaudi, 1905
Not sure exactly what this is, but from the building next to Casa Batlo	This too from the building next to Casa Batlo

Montserrat

Breathtaking views from Montserrat,
looking back toward Barcelona

The monastery at Montserrat

Zaragosa (to be pronounced: Theragotha)

The cathedral at Zeragosa, with mozarabique inlay

Cathedral of Zaragosa, detail

The Goya monument at Ziragosa, with a temporary
tribute installed in front

San Sebastien

Petis, Kim, Megan, Janelle, Rebekah, and Jared in San Sebastien...but where are those crazy Brits?

Bilbao

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum	Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum	Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum
CCU students under the giant spider at the Guggenheim