Rodin at the Royal Academy
Had half day off work and went to the Royal Academy of Arts to see a rare exhibition of Rodin's sculptures. I wasn't familiar w his work apart from 'the thinker' & 'the kiss' and was very surprised. This man was able to translate poetry into sculpture and depart from the classical look and go for a far more realistic approach. The detail of the facial expressions and the dynamic of movement manifested in his work is nothing short of extraordinaire. Reminded me of Ron Muek in a way. Maybe Rodin was one of his inspirations?
The exhibition finishes at the end of December.
'La Defence'
'The Thinker'
Detail of 'The Gates of Hell'
'The Gates of Hell'
The exhibition finishes at the end of December.
'La Defence'
'The Thinker'
Detail of 'The Gates of Hell'
'The Gates of Hell'
posted by London Alive at 4:07 PM
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How did you manage to take that photo? Since I got a telling off when I tried and was told 'No photography allowed' in no light terms.
I spent half an hour wasting time trying to find out which bus could take me down to Piccadilly Circus from Trafalgar Square when I went. Finally getting there I found I had to queue for a while as is always the case here unless you're pre-booked or a Friend – The imposing entrance to the Royal Academy of Arts is an inspiration in itself. Rodin's 'The Gates of Hell' has been placed outside just as one enters the gates of the academy by the spouting waters. The exhibition itself was unusually expensive and the Chinese lady at the ticket stalls was very rude. Especially to my brother who placed his money in front of her and she demanded he pass it into her hand. Not only was it expensive it was also very poorly produced, although I enjoyed looking at Rodin's monumental work including 2 of my favourites – The Thinker and The Kiss. There were no notes at all or only a very general line or 2 on most of the sculptures. If it wasn't Rodin one would leave with the feeling of having been mugged. I also bought a book of Marlowe's translations of Ovid's Elegies of love accompanied by Rodin's truly sexy illustrations to the poems (banned and burnt by the Archbishop of Canterbury because he believed them to have been too explicit, he was wrong) – Reprinted for the first time since the original limited edition. All good, I thought and considered buying the recent biography of Marlowe. Unfortunately Elegies 14 and 15 of Book I, 6 and 8 – 19 of Book II and 1 – 5 and 7 – 12 of Book III are omitted, blast! Ah, Well.
porra! que sorte!
beijos
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