Brancusi

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3 Art History Flashcards on Brancusi, created by katiee.weaver on 24/09/2013.
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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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