Bird in Space
Constantin Brancusi (French (born Romania), Hobita 1876–1957 Paris)
February 19th is Brancusi's birthday. Don't know why I always remember that. His departure from his earlier mentor, Auguste Rodin and Rodin's very classical approach to sculpture, could not be more pronounced than in this sleek, soaring, expressionistic vision of a bird in flight. It is less the bird in flight than it is the very essence of flight itself. Surprisingly simple, it is I think, a masterpiece of both proportion and allegory, sensual and solid, and utterly modern in every good sense of the word. Happy Birthday, Constantin!
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