With the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this past week, I found myself drawn back to a post I did on July 15, 2007 that included a visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. As I re-read that post I was reminded of the awesome presence and impression it had on me that day. I started thinking how amazing it is that a statue made of cold, hard materials could convey such emotion and warmth. For some reason, it became the inspiration for this week's Sunday Art Review: Statues Galore. I dug up a series of photos I had taken recently of statues that had not yet been included in a previous post here. And so without much fanfare, I present a small collection of statues for your enjoyment.
above: "Realism in Femininity" in bronze
above: "Serenity Woman", fiberglass
above: Serenity Man, fiberglass
above: Aphrodite, in marble
above: I'll call this "Kew Gardens Man" because I don't know the actual title of artist.
Well that's all for this week's Sunday Art Review. It was short and sweet. Hope you have a great Sunday
-Rick Rockhill
I prefer the more realistic statues like Aphrodite and Kew Gardens Man. Call me a traditionalist.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Sunday!
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The first time I saw Lincoln's Monument, I wanted to crawl up and sit in his lap. I still do.
ReplyDeletefor some reason the serenity woman appeals to me. I just like the curvacious look I guess!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, that first photo reminds me of the end of Planet Of The Apes, not the old one but the remake, where Mark Wahlberg crashes on the stairs of the memorial and looks up to see "APEraham Lincoln".. whoa, man! Trippy! It's like, they have the same history we do but they're all monkeys! So that statue is a monkey and he's not wearing any shoes!
ReplyDeleteAphrodite is by no means my favorite of the Greek gods but she is my favorite of your Sunday statues. I like the classic stuff :)
ReplyDeleteI know when I saw The Licoln Memorial for the first time it brought me to tears, as I am sure it does for many people. Vesides being a truly GREAT Scykpture--because it captured the Humanity of the man....I know I was moved too by the entire building and the Statue'sw location---AND, it's because of who Lincoln was, for me.
ReplyDeleteI so wish you would tell us the names of the Artists Rick...It's the one thing I so miss in your truly WONDERFUL Sunday Art Posts!
It must feel great to be home!
ReplyDeleteI, too, love classical sculpture, but am always open to new things. I think the piece that moves me the most is The Pieta.
the last one is my favorite, kew garden one. reminds me of zeus.
ReplyDeleteI love the fibreglass woman/man.
ReplyDeleteRemind me of Shawn and me :)
I like the "Realism in Femininity" the best.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see Lincoln M. Hey, these pics made me hot. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe big puffy statues look like they're by Fernando Botero. You should see his paintings too.
ReplyDeleteMy fave of course is the classical Aphrodite.
I have yet to visit the Lincoln Memorial up close (I have some long shots from my last visit). Doubtless when I do you will see it on my blog.