Brancusi

Pregunta	Respuesta
African Art	Simplification of form, spiritual functions
Cubist Sculpture	Simplified form and direct sculpture
Increasing...	simplification and reduction of forms
Bergson	Relative and absolute form
Rodin	Often left unfinished portions
Gauguin's carvings	On display in Paris in 1906
Archaic art at the Louve	Simplification of form and spiritual functions
Asymmetrical/....	Irregular
The human form was only...	a minor part of his work
Highly polished finish...	to reflect light and movement - create a sense of aliveness
Buddhism & Hinduism	polished bronze, importance of light and the egg
Romanian culture - strong tradition...	of woodcarving - craftsmanship
Romanian culture	Eastern roots with links to Hindu ideas
Theosophy	the cosmic essence
Influenced by....	Eastern art which he saw in the Louve and in oriental collections at the Musee Guimet in 1909
Light from polished bronze	In eastern philosophy light was a reflection of the supreme being/conscious, it creates a feeling of infinity because the definition of the sculpture is reduced as it is dematerialised by the light reflection.
Brancusi's ideas on sculpture	He saw it as not just the imitation of form but the expression of life from within the form
Theosophy	The pure or abstract form would allow people to understand more than just the material world around them.
Dualism in theosophy	The world is made up of pairs of opposites, male and female etc
Oval form used for sculpture as opposed to cuboid	Perhaps reflecting his general movement towards simplification, 1 surface rather than 6

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