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9. Expressive/empathetic qualities |
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All the aspects that we have been looking
at can create expressive qualities which evoke an empathetic response
in the viewer. These responses will vary from one viewer to another, but
it may be possible to generalise about some responses. Sculptures with
flowing, rounded forms, which rest securely, might seem to suggest calm
and repose, while those with sharp, angular contours, or highly manipulated
surfaces might seem more vital and restless. |
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above Maillol, Summer,
bronze, 1910-1911. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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above Giacometti,
Standing
Woman, bronze, c.
1958-9.
Tate Gallery, London.
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For example, the weighty, simple forms of Maillol's sculpture seem tranquil and timeless. In contrast, the eroded surfaces of Giacometti's work suggest the sculptor's intense, even troubled, relationship to the figure, and may seem to offer a comment on the vulnerability of the human condition. | |
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above Auguste Rodin, Danaide, marble, 1885. Musee Rodin, Paris. |
above Auguste Rodin, She was the helmetmaker's beautiful wife, bronze, 1888. Musee Rodin, Paris. |
Both these works are by August Rodin but the Danaide is smooth and beautiful whereas She was the helmetmaker's beautiful wife is jagged and expressive. |
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