Auguste Rodin 172nd birth anniversary

November 12th, 2012 3:00 pm by Awmtea Leo Khiangte

Vawiin google.com in luh chuan wall picture-ah a hnuaia mi ang khu in hmu ang a. A chhan chu vawiin hi Auguste Rodin 172nd birth anniversary a nih vang a ni.

 

“The Thinker” (1879-1889) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, whose first cast, of 1902, is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris.

Thinker

Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. Born into a working-class family in Paris on November 12, 1840, Rodin had an inclination towards art from his early age and pursued drawing and painting at the Petite Ecole, a school specializing in art and mathematics.

Rodin, who is appreciated for his manner of dealing with the subject and muse, emphasized to capture the intellectual force of his subject. Rodin, considered to be the father of modern sculpture, rebelled against the established rules of the time. His work was criticised during his lifetime and it wasn’t until after his death that his work came to be fully appreciated. Rodin’s most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality.

Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, but refused to change his style. During his lifetime, he developed a fan following and by the time he was 60, he was well known around the world. While his popularity suffered a dip right after his death in 1917, his legacy became stronger a few years later.

His famous works include The Age of Bronze (L’age d’airain) 1877, The Walking Man (L’homme qui marche) 1877-78, The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) 1889, The Kiss 1889 and The Thinker (Le Penseur), 1902.

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7 Responses to “Auguste Rodin 172nd birth anniversary”

  1. 1
    Jacka Pi Says:

    The thinker chiah hi ka hre ve

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  2. 2
    Dr John Says:

    (Y)

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  3. 3
    ma-a Says:

    A hming hi chu ka hre deuh reuh riau chuan ka hria!ka hre tam lo!misual member pakhat qospel camp lut piang thar ka hria!zu heh deuh a nia!hairehai :-P a nghei! a rawn “come back” leh hun chu a zawr thlep leh mai2 ang chu!!

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  4. 4
    Kher Kher Says:

    #3 :-D

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    lr hlonchhing Says:

    #3 :-O

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    khumchikthei Says:

    Thinker statue lem hi kan college campusah a awm ve zan maw le, thinkers’ park an tia inngaizawng ho an in date thin.

    …khrum

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    khumchikthei Says:

    tun kum hi kan “charity” dawn lo em ni le?

    …khrum

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