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| If I had a museum of Post-Rennaissance art, this is who and what I would include | |||||||||||||
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| This was a sculpture created to be placed as a memorial over the grave of a woman (Adams) who had committed suicide. I love how the sculptor captures emotion with sush a simple arrangement of forms. The overall triangular shape and the medium solidly unite the sculpture with the earth, creating both the sense of permanence, as well as carrying none of the inhumane coldness asscoiated with stone mediums.The simple gesture of the pose is emphasised by the wide folds of her cloak. In this pose we see the same peaceful downturned eyes of the Buddha, but in what I feel seems a tired face. This is not the face of weeper, instead it is a diginified acceptance of mortality. Although it may be a statement of acceptance, there is an eternal spirituality about the piece, I feel, since it is not a statement of death as an end, but perhaps the beggining of peace (although certainly not a fluffy-cloud winged baby heaven peace). Such a perfect sculpture to be placed in memorial of a suicide victim, one who found life unacceptably and powerfully unpeaceful may find some peace in death. Viewing this work is a completely cathartic experience. | |||||||||||||
| Augustus St. Gaudens I simply love the dynamism and sensitivity of his sculpture. Although there are many examples, such as his Diana, The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, and Abraham Lincoln, the one I saw firsthand that made me absolutely weak in the knees was a cast original of his Adams Memorial (below). |
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