A comparison between Antoni Gaudi (1852 – 1926) / Barcelona / Spain – – Fa?ade of The Secret Family Temple with Poty Lazzarotto (1924-1998) Ctba-BR

order to have very close reproductions considering animals, human bodies and figures he represented.”04 “The Secret Family is considered a standard gothic inspiration of modern architecture and the greatest project of Gaudi’s life. He portrays an entrance to the temple by presenting one thousand five hundred singers, seven hundred kids, five organs, and this monumental construction seems to be of a theater scenery.” 05

            His relationship with people from the church should intensify his deep religious feelings and intentions. He dedicated a long time to work with Secret Family (1884) and even stopped to accept different projects (1908) working on it until 1926. The church, which remains on remodeling after 115  years since it was started, became a notorious center of visitation in Barcelona. Gaudhi was considered modern but not modernist. He was the son of his time, not because the incorporated modernity like some intellectuals interpreted his work. Gaudi got projection in Catalunia but not with the noise of scandalous passages because of his revolutionary concepts of Art, and there are those critics who could not understand him. Like Clemenceau repported: “Gaudi was an eccentric man, with the personality of a genius, sometimes rude with people who worked with him”. But he is also reported to be generous and honest. His biggest work was Celestial Jerusalem. Josep Carner and Puig Oriol (1884-1970), wrote: (“Si gozáis con el Modernismo/ no os quedéis a medio camino: / alcanzad el paroxismo/ de gozarlo con Gaudí”)05(Which means: One can better understand Modernism with Gaudi).

            If we consider the new tendencies in terms of Arts in Brazil we do have to note that

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