CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI
Constantin Brancusi is one of the greatest of all sculptors, and
a key sculptor of the modern era, along with Auguste Rodin and
Pablo Picasso. Brancusi's influence can be seen in a wide range of
Western sculptors, including Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Henry Moore,
Jean Arp, Barbara Hepworth, Minimalists and land artists.
This new book studies the religious and mythical dimensions of
Constantin Brancusi's distinctive scultpural forms, the 'eggs',
'fishes', 'heads' and 'columns'. His central quest was for the
'essence of things', which resulted in purifying a form until only
the essence was left.
It was Constantin Brancusi's project to strip away the detritus
that had accumulated around sculpture, Henry Moore said, and to
offer the pure, simple shape. What Brancusi did was 'to concentrate
on very simple shapes, to keep his sculpture, as it were,
one-cylindered, to refine and polish a single shape to a degree
almost too precious.'
As well as being a sculptor, Constantin Brancusi was also an
accomplished photographer. Quite a few artists (not all of them
sculptors) have expressed for Brancusi's photographs, and the way
he would set up his sculptures inhis studio and photograph them at
particular times of the day, when the lightingwas just right. They
are early examples of installation art (and some of the best, too).
Andy Goldsworthy said he admired how Brancusi created the right
conditions in his studio so that his work 'comes alive at a
particular time of the day as the light momentarily touches it'.
For Goldsworthy, Brancusi's works were at their best when they were
arranged by the sculptor in his studio and photographed. Somehow,
it wasn't quite the same when they were displayed in modern art
museums (such as the Pompidou Centre in Paris or the Museum of
Modern Art in Gotham, which have important Brancusi pieces).
Fully illustrated, including many photos of Constantin
Brancusi's studio in Paris, Brancusi's works in museums in New
York, Washington and L.A., and the art of his contemporaries.
With bibliography and notes. ISBN 9781861713599. 180 pages.
This new (5th) edition has been revised.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: The art of Constantin Brancusi never ceases to
fascinate and inspire, and it always seems fresh, as if it had been
created fives minutes ago, no matter how many times you look at it.
When you encounter a Brancusi sculpture in a museum, it pops out,
clear and direct; there is simply nothing else like Brancusi's art
in history. I have tried to explore the key elements of Brancusi's
art, and the important events in his development as a sculptor. I
have also included comparisons with other artists of the period,
and also how Brancusi's art has influenced many subsequent
artists.
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