Wow, Eddie! We must be thinking on the same wavelength. I just posted a bunch of photos of Daumier sculptures that I took while at the Art Institute of Chicago a while back. Except these look like original clay pieces and mine are bronze casts - I think I like the clay ones better. Check it out!
Its really interesting seeing these as painted clay, when you were first exposed to them as bronze castings. It's sorta like pubic hair painted on greek statuary.
Of course, either is the same sculpture, but it sorta emphasizes the lowbrow aspects to see them colored compared to the abstract qualities of cold metal
I can't resist putting more of this up. Daumier was a genius!
really dig it when theory turns into art corner
ReplyDeletelove love love these daumier posts. thanks.
Daumier certainly had a knack for caricature. He did it in sculpture form yet. Call me impressed.
ReplyDeleteIncidently, Eddie, this is how I celebrated Mother's Day on my blog.
Wow, Eddie! We must be thinking on the same wavelength. I just posted a bunch of photos of Daumier sculptures that I took while at the Art Institute of Chicago a while back. Except these look like original clay pieces and mine are bronze casts - I think I like the clay ones better. Check it out!
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I see in Wikipedia that D. once spent six months in prison for drawing a caricature of the king. That makes him a sort of caricaturist-hero!
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David: Good film! I'd have given a lot to see Moe with his mother.
ReplyDeleteBill: I've seen those bronzes before. They're the ones that get published most often.
If anyone ever asks me what a "stuffed shirt" is, now I know what to show them.
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ReplyDeleteHey Eddie, those are great! Did you see these contemporary caricature sculpts by Hermann Mejia? Go to his website and click on "sculptures":
ReplyDeleteIts really interesting seeing these as painted clay, when you were first exposed to them as bronze castings. It's sorta like pubic hair painted on greek statuary.
ReplyDeleteOf course, either is the same sculpture, but it sorta emphasizes the lowbrow aspects to see them colored compared to the abstract qualities of cold metal