Gaudí | Dragon Gate: The Iron Dragon and Twisted Scales

A wrought iron gate, five meters wide, entirely crafted into an open-mouthed giant dragon: its body is formed by twisted iron bars, its wings are spread with iron mesh, its claws and tail extend beyond the gate frame, and a forked tongue emerges from its open mouth. The ironwork is not a flat silhouette but a three-dimensional sculpture, with each scale and claw individually forged. Beside the gate are brick and mosaic gateposts, topped with an iron capital. When the gate opens, the dragon's body twists and deforms. The overall piece lies between architecture, sculpture, and wrought iron craftsmanship. Shot with side lighting during the day, showing both the three-dimensionality and shadows of the ironwork. Avoid: making it a flat silhouette, symmetrical and regular ironwork, simplifying the dragon's form, plain gate frame.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道寬達五米的鍛鐵大門,整面被打造成一條張口的巨龍:身軀由扭轉的鐵條纏繞而成,翅膀以鐵網撐開,爪與尾巴延伸到門框之外,張開的口中有一條分叉的舌。鐵件並非平面剪影,而是三維的立體塑形,每一片鱗、每一根爪都被單獨鍛打。門旁為磚砌與馬賽克的門柱,頂端有一根鐵製的柱頭。門開啟時龍的身體會扭動變形。整體介於建築、雕塑與鍛造工藝之間。日間側光下拍攝,鐵件的立體與投影同時可見。避免:做成平面剪影、鐵件對稱規則、龍的形體簡化、門框改為素面。