The human body was at the heart of Rodin’s sculptural practice. Rather than depicting static,
The human body was at the heart of Rodin’s sculptural practice. Rather than depicting static, lifeless forms and stale narratives, the artist vigorously modeled his work to look and feel like the body. His figures’ turbulent surfaces, along with their contorted poses and allusive gestures, can convey emotional, carnal, and psychological experiences in all their felt complexity. With Rodin: The Body in Bronze, we are able to experience the emotive, subjective quality that makes his sculpture human.Posted by Shea SpillerAuguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Cast by Fonderie de Coubertin, Saint‐Rémy‐les‐Chevreuses, France. Pierre de Wiessant, Monumental Nude (Pierre de Wiessant, numonumental), 1886, cast 1983. Bronze, 781⁄4 x 443⁄4 x 361⁄2 in. (198.8 x 113.7 x 92.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of the B. Gerald Cantor Collection -- source link
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