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Flashcards by katiee.weaver, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by katiee.weaver
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| Question | Answer |
| African Art | Simplification of form, spiritual functions |
| Cubist Sculpture | Simplified form and direct sculpture |
| Increasing... | simplification and reduction of forms |
| Bergson | Relative and absolute form |
| Rodin | Often left unfinished portions |
| Gauguin's carvings | On display in Paris in 1906 |
| Archaic art at the Louve | Simplification of form and spiritual functions |
| Asymmetrical/.... | Irregular |
| The human form was only... | a minor part of his work |
| Highly polished finish... | to reflect light and movement - create a sense of aliveness |
| Buddhism & Hinduism | polished bronze, importance of light and the egg |
| Romanian culture - strong tradition... | of woodcarving - craftsmanship |
| Romanian culture | Eastern roots with links to Hindu ideas |
| Theosophy | the cosmic essence |
| Influenced by.... | Eastern art which he saw in the Louve and in oriental collections at the Musee Guimet in 1909 |
| Light from polished bronze | In eastern philosophy light was a reflection of the supreme being/conscious, it creates a feeling of infinity because the definition of the sculpture is reduced as it is dematerialised by the light reflection. |
| Brancusi's ideas on sculpture | He saw it as not just the imitation of form but the expression of life from within the form |
| Theosophy | The pure or abstract form would allow people to understand more than just the material world around them. |
| Dualism in theosophy | The world is made up of pairs of opposites, male and female etc |
| Oval form used for sculpture as opposed to cuboid | Perhaps reflecting his general movement towards simplification, 1 surface rather than 6 |
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