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balzac in tormented bronze: oveheated with emotional excess

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dave

When is a sculpture not just a sculpture? That it is so intertwined with politics that its initial artistic impulse becomes lost in the quagmire of the partisan. That is what transpired with the sculpture of Honore de Balzac executed … Continue reading →

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balzac: from appearance into essence

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Dave

Rodin’s memorial to Balzac, the great writer offended decency, and the prevailing taste of the public and a good part of the French establishment. Auguste Rodin’s statue of Honore de Balzac is an imaginary figure, conceived and sculptured half a … Continue reading →

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