The Making of Rodin

Name: The Making of Rodin
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The Making of Rodin delves into the revolutionary work of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), a sculptor who fundamentally transformed Western sculpture. The book focuses on Rodin's innovative use of plaster, highlighting his talent as a modeller who captured movement, emotion, and volume in ways that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and perfection. It showcases fragile, experimental pieces alongside reinterpretations of Rodin's most iconic works and his watercolour drawings. An exclusive contribution from sculptor Phyllida Barlow enriches the exploration of Rodin's unique materials, techniques, and his imaginative use of photography, illuminating how he reshaped sculpture for the modern era.
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Format: Hardback

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This title is ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, particularly those fascinated by sculpture, art history, and modernist art movements. It will also appeal to artists and students seeking insight into innovative artistic processes and materials.

A new exploration of Rodin which celebrates him as the father of modern sculpture

A new exploration of Rodin which celebrates him as the father of modern sculpture

Description

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a radical sculptor whose unorthodox approach to sculpture-making provided a definitive break in the history of Western sculpture. Although much of his commercial success was based on the bronze and marble versions of his work, Rodin's greatest talent was as a modeller who captured movement, emotion, light, and volume in clay and plaster, to challenge traditional conceptions of beauty and perfection.

In line with new thinking on Rodin, this book explores the artist's use of plaster, a material which demonstrates his interest in creating sculptures that are never completed, always becoming. United by their materiality, fragile and experimental pieces are explored alongside new readings of some of Rodin's iconic works, and a selection of his watercolour drawings.

Including an exclusive contribution from sculptor Phyllida Barlow, The Making of Rodin sheds light on the artist's use of materials, his unique way of working, and his imaginative use of photography, revealing how Rodin reinvented sculpture for the modern age - and why his work continues to enthral and provoke to this day.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849766753

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tate Publishing

Illustration: 150 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Nabila Abdel Nabi
Edited by Chloé Ariot
Edited by Achim Borchardt-Hume
With Phyllida Barlow
With Sophie Biass-Fabiani
With Aude Chevalier
With Penélope Curtis
With Lisa Le Feuvre
With Helen O'Malley
Contributions by Lisa Le Feuvre
Contributions by Aude Chevalier
Contributions by Sophie Biass-Fabiani
Contributions by Penélope Curtis
Contributions by Helen O'Malley
Contributions by Phyllida Barlow

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 249.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Nabila Abdel Nabi is Senior Curator, International Art at Tate Modern. Chloé Ariot is Curator, Musée Rodin. Achim Borchardt-Hume was Director of Exhibitions and Programmes at Tate Modern.