Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was born on November 12th 1840 in Paris, France. Very few would dispute the statement that Rodin was the greatest genius in the world of sculpture in the late 19th century. There were very few artists who faced the criticism; slander and personal insults during their lifetimes as was given to Rodin likewise there are few artists who have known such personal glory during their carriers. Rodin's sculpture was so powerful and original that those in control of the art world

Auguste Rodin was a French sculpture; however, he had also created art in the forms of: oil painting, watercolors, chalk, drawings, drypoints, and a lithograph. He was born on November 12, 1840 in Paris from his parents Marie Cheffer and Jean Baptiste Rodin. He married the love of his life, Rose Beuret, in 1917 and had a son, Auguste-Eugene Beuret. However, after Auguste and Rose got married, she had passed away three weeks later. As a young child, Auguste was brought up in a middle-class area called

Decaires Taylor; however, Auguste Rodin and Janet Laurence are two of the most interesting artists to explore in the way that they created life through sculpture. “Sculpture is... the most diverse and evolving artistic medium.” (Leaper, C. (2003)) Although both artists use sculptural methods, they interpret life very differently. Rodin explores it through emotions and inner turmoil while Laurence through the environment and our relationship with it. To put it simply: Rodin looks within himself to

inside/out isn’t as easy as it sounds. There are a whole lot of meanings for the topic. For everyone inside/out is a different story, religion and life style. Two artists that have integrated the phenomenon of inside/out are, Marisol Escobar and Auguste Rodin. These two artist are extremely different in their way of living their lives, not only physically but also spiritually, as well obviously their own personal style of art. Maria Sol Escobar was born on May 22nd, 1930, to Venezuelan parents in

Auguste Rodin was born in Paris in on November 12, 1840. He was born into a poor family and his father was a policeman. Although he was a talented artist as a teenager, he lacked encouragement which made him choose a different career. Rodin worked as a bricklayer for 20 years. Then he went to Italy and during his stay he found inspiration there. On his return to Paris, he sculpted his first major piece, “The Age of Bronze”, originally named “The Vanquished”. Rodin said that, “Much as I love the Greeks

“The Thinker” by Auguste Robin is set to represent the Human man. It’s very positioning symbolizes the very embodiment of a simple thought. In his lifetime, Rodin made at least 10 castings of “The Thinker”. However, that number has grown to over 21. You can find them all over the world, from the Rodin Museum in Paris to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., to the Rodin Museum at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Many of the bronze copies, as well as the original plasters for this piece

Auguste Rodin has a number of awe-inspiring pieces, ranging in medium, size, and location. Outside the massive cluster in Paris, they pop up in the most unusual places, such as Philadelphia, Seoul, Tokyo, and Raleigh. What is even more interesting is that many of Rodin’s pieces were designed to be part of a single great piece, a massive pair of doors, intended for an art museum that grew into something much more. This piece is Rodin’s Gates of Hell. The gates are particularly significant to the world

changing form of expression. In 1840 a man named Auguste Rodin was born in France, who later became a renowned sculptor. Rodin’s used various mediums such as clay and bronze and his pieces often take on the human form. Rodin uses his skill in sculpting to twist the bodies and pull muscles, which results in very dynamic pieces. His frozen figures contorted faces bleed their emotions, and the context behind their pose and mien, tells an animated tale. Rodin was known as a man breaking new ground in the

In the late 1880’s there was a sculptor of the name Auguste Rodin who was arguably the best sculptor of his time, he invented “The Thinker” also arguably one of the best sculptures invented in that time period. All though Auguste Rodin was not a part of the renaissance, he is still considered to be one of the best sculptors in the world. Auguste Rodin was born in Paris France on Nov 12th, 1840. He was a French sculptor that was deeply inspired by tradition but greatly rebelled against its idealized

Auguste Rodin’s sculpture “Adam”, the BBC article about Ecoalf “Could this Revolutionary Project Help Save the Environment?” and the New York Times video “How Russian Bots and Trolls invade our Lives - and Elections” all share the common thread, or theme of repurposing one thing or idea in order to serve a different purpose. For instance, “Adam”, a bronze statue, is meant to display the tortured nature of human existence. In order to convey this, Rodin alluded to two of Michelangelo's works, The