Spending a day in Florence…
Tag: sculpture
Living with art…the statues of Florence.
The Rape Of The Sabine Women, Giambologna (1574-82), Florence
The English word “rape” is a conventional translation of Latin raptio, which in this context means “abduction” rather than its prevalent modern meaning of sexual violation.
Cedric Le Borgne – Les Voyageurs
Paris-born artist Cedric Le Borgne creates these illuminated human figures using delicately sculpted chicken wire. The figures are often installed in highly visible public places, suspended in the air in parks or in busy urban centers.
Le génie du mal [The genius of evil, aka; Lucifer]; Guillaume Geefs
“The statue was originally a commission for Geefs’ younger brother Joseph, who completed it in 1842 and installed it the following year. It generated controversy at once and was criticized for not representing a Christian ideal.The cathedral administration declared that “this devil is too sublime.” The local press intimated that the work was distracting the “pretty penitent girls” who should have been listening to the sermons.” [x]
[The original ‘sublime’ version shown below, and the ‘revised’ one in the photoset above]
> Make sculpture of the devil
> No this sculpture is too hot for church
> Make another one
> It’s even hotter
i’m not the only checking out lucifer’s ass, right?
Cycle of Decay (by Christopher David White)
Statue based on Leonardo da Vinci’s famous concept for artificial wings.
Subodh Gupta, Cosmic Battle, 2009-2010
A pleurant (French) or “weeper” (in English) was a statue that was meant to mourn eternally at the grave of a loved one.
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