The french artist is known as the man who brought sculpture to life
ADVERTISEMENTAuguste Rodin saw the body as a mould for human passions.
One hundred years after his death, Paris is hosting a wide-ranging retrospective of the celebrated sculptor’s work.
The aim is to offer a fresh perspective on Rodin’s work, famous for techniques of uncompromising realism which bring his sculptures to life.
Rodin Centenary exhibition – four things
- 200 sculptures and drawings
- 100 years since Rodin’s death
- 22 March to 31 July
- Grand Palais in Paris
The exhibition also brings together a large number of works by artists like Brancusi, Picasso, Giacometti and Gormley and inspired by the man who described sculpture as “the art of the hole and the lump”.
In tweets
Rodin : le sculpteur national https://t.co/DlKG4OAIKKpic.twitter.com/5GXa1b6Knm
— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) 24 mars 2017
A partir du 22 mars le #GrandPalais célèbre le centenaire de la mort du père de la sculpture moderne: Auguste Rodin #ExpoRodin © Musée Rodin pic.twitter.com/7KV47uMdLI
— Un guide à Paris (@unguideaparis) 20 mars 2017
Où voir les statues de Rodin dans les rues de Paris? https://t.co/DLmXgyME5Qpic.twitter.com/KUuJ0I2lfl
— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) 17 mars 2017
Where to find Rodin statues on the streets of Paris.
Breaking news: l'#ExpoRodin ouvre à l'instant au #GrandPalais ♥ pic.twitter.com/ioUkoaPk2B
— Le Grand Palais (@GrandPalaisRmn) 22 mars 2017
Rodin – in his own words
“Beauty is everywhere”
“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist.”
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”
“The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever is not needed.”
“Patience is also a form of action.”
“I invent nothing, I rediscover.”
“Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.”
More
More Rodin quotes here
More about the exhibition here