The Art Of Naked Beauty
Quote de jour
"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
Our week of exploring the art of seeing continues with the art of documenting people observing art.
This image of a young family on a museum outing reminded me of my first visit to The Met with my family from Montreal. I was about six-years-old and having never seen nude sculptures before, stood transfixed in a blend of shock, horror and wonder. I have no doubt my love of art sprung from that seminal moment.
Perseus With The Head Of Medusa 1806-08 Antonio Canova (1757-1822 Italian) Marble Sculpture, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
A Greek Eros or cupid sleeping on the job?
Who knows; this sphinx isn't telling...
"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
Our week of exploring the art of seeing continues with the art of documenting people observing art.
This image of a young family on a museum outing reminded me of my first visit to The Met with my family from Montreal. I was about six-years-old and having never seen nude sculptures before, stood transfixed in a blend of shock, horror and wonder. I have no doubt my love of art sprung from that seminal moment.
Perseus With The Head Of Medusa 1806-08 Antonio Canova (1757-1822 Italian) Marble Sculpture, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
A Greek Eros or cupid sleeping on the job?
Who knows; this sphinx isn't telling...
Posted by Layla Morgan Wilde at 1/31/2012 12:05 AM 
Categories: Design, Baby Boomers, Travel, Photography, Art
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Categories: Design, Baby Boomers, Travel, Photography, Art
Tags: 19th Century Antonio Canova art creativity Fine Art Statue history holding human head Human Representation indoors Italian Artist Male Likeness Medusa Nobody nude past Perseus met art museum-NYCsculpture statue met-nyc-sphinx-egyptian met-art-nyc-eros-cupid
Love the Met and love Rodin. Loved Rodin's The Thinker in Montreal on Sherbrooke near the MFA. Across the street from the MFA but not directly. In the neighborhood or so.
I have not seen the Rodin sculpture there on Sherbrooke for a long time, but it was there in the 70s and I think the 80s, too.
I saw an exhibit of sculpture at the U of Utah, when I was five and was similarly shocked.
These are fantastic sculptures. Great to see the beauty of the human form.
*in other news, I believe the economy here and parts globally is getting better. My personal yardstick is based on whether European companies are sending their sci/tech/bio med professionals to the USA and paying for English lessons. That stopped 18 months ago with the two companies I contract for, after a busy period for a few years. I now have two German students from the same company. Germany is feeling healthier, so things are on the uptick.
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K, I remember that Rodin sculpture well. That's good news for you despite the ailing Euro.
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Great Rodin quote. If memory serves, I first saw The Kiss in the garden of the Museum Of Modern Art. An amazing work.
"Beauty is unabashed nakedness."
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Love that quote. I've seen the original Kiss at the Rodin Museum in Paris.
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People are often too serious looking at art. Where's the fun?
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I agree. Art can be fun and bring out a rainbow of feelings. Sometimes what looks serious can be awe too.
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