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“What is commonly called ugliness in nature can in art become full of beauty.”

Quote by Auguste Rodin

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists

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Rodin on Art and Artists

This book features the philosophical and aesthetic musings of the renowned sculptor Auguste Rodin, offering a glimpse into his perspective on the creative process and the works of other artists. more

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Auguste Rodin, born on November 12, 1840, and died on November 17, 1917, was a prominent French sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his unique artistic style and rich emotional expression, Rodin is considered one of the most influential sculptors of his time. more

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“There is nothing ugly in art except that which is without character, that is to say, that which offers no outer or inner truth.”

Art Character Truth Offers Ugly

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

Source: Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

“Nobody does good to men with impunity.”

Men Doe Impunity

Author:Auguste Rodin

“Recently I have taken to isolating limbs, the torso. Why am I blamed for it? Why is the head allowed and not portions of the body? Every part of the human figure is expressive.”

Humans Body Taken Figures Portions Limbs Expressive Torso

Author:Auguste Rodin

“The sculptor represents the transition from one pose to another he indicates how insensibly the first glides into the second. In his work we still see a part of what was and we discover a part of what is to be.”

Firsts Stills Transition Sculptors

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists

Source: Rodin on Art and Artists

“If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul.”

Ifs Doe Soul Character Faces Artist Ought Photography Deserve Features Admiration Copies Superficial Resemblance

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

Source: Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

“I have unbounded admiration for the nude. I worship it like a god.”

Beauty Worship Admiration

Author:Auguste Rodin

“Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools.”

School Study Tree Models Clouds Studios Woods Sculpture Observing Formation Long Road

Author:Auguste Rodin

“It is the artist who is truthful and it is photography which lies, for in reality time does not stop”

Doe Reality Lying Artist Photography Truthful

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

Source: Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell

“Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.”

Kind Mystery Masters Atmosphere

Book:Rodin on Art and Artists

Source: Rodin on Art and Artists

“In short, Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eye, but our eyes which fail to perceive her. Beauty is character and expression. Well, there is nothing in nature which has more character than the human body. In its strength and its grace it evokes the most varied images. One moment it resembles a flower: the bending torso is the stalk; the breasts, the head, and the splendor of the hair answer to the blossoming of the corolla. The next moment it recalls the pliant creeper, or the proud and upright sapling.”