AUGUSTE RODIN ~ THE ETERNAL IDOL
“Man’s naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages.” Auguste Rodin The Eternal Idol (1889) Musée Rodin. Photo: Pierre Vallet.
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BRANCUSI ~ THE ESSENCE OF THINGS
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things . . . it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface. Constantin Brancusi
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE ~ ON LIFE
“Life … is never the way one imagines it. It surprises you, it amazes you, and it makes you laugh or cry when you don’t expect it.” Niki de Saint Phalle
CAMILLE CLAUDEL ~ LETTER TO RODIN
“I sleep completely naked to make me believe you are here, but when I wake up it is not the same thing. Most of all, don’t deceive me with other women any more” Camille Claudel , French sculptor 1864 – 1943 She was the lover and muse of Auguste Rodin.
RODIN ~ EYE AND HAND
Lovers’ Hands 1904, Marble Auguste Rodin “Light serves, in conformity with depressions and reliefs, to give the eye the same sensation that the hand receives from touch.” Auguste Rodin, from Rodin: The Man and his Art, with Leaves from his Notebook by J. Cladel
DAVID NATIDZE ~ SLEEPING WOMAN
“Sleeping woman” 2007 David Natidze Sculptor, Georgia
