Rodin's Art Theory: Revised Color Illustrated Edition

Author: (French) Rodin, translated by Geisel / Fu Lei
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: In the eyes of an artist, everything is beautiful, for his sharp insight perceives the core of all living beings and things. If one can reveal their character, it means penetrating the form to touch the "truth" within. This "truth" is also "beauty." – Rodin
The source of life is the gush of the heart; the flower of life blooms from within outward. Similarly, in beautiful sculptures, there often lies a strong inner tremor. This is the secret of ancient art. – Rodin
The virtue of an artist is wisdom, focus, sincerity, and will. – Rodin
The source of art lies in the inner truth. Your form and color must convey emotion. – Rodin
What matters most is feeling, love and hatred, hope, sighing, and life. To be an artist, one must first be a person. – Rodin
"Rodin on Art" is both a scientific summary of European sculpture history and a concise generalization of personal experience, permeated with Rodin's reverence for predecessors, keen insights into masterpieces, the joy and deep thought of creation, and scattered self-reflections. Back then, Mr. Fu Lei taught at Shanghai Art College and translated this book into a "Lecture on Aesthetics" for his students, intending to provide them with an accurate understanding and exploration of the form and spirit of famous artworks before they delved into pure aesthetics. The newly revised color-illustrated edition closely follows the master's dialogues, integrating over 200 famous artworks with the content, making it more conducive to appreciating the masterpieces and understanding the classic work. Here is only a brief introduction to the book. Awen suggests you buy a copy because it can be placed on your bedside for slow reading, and you can even smell the scent of books. It contains many exquisite illustrations, and the paper quality of the pages is also very good.
Additionally, to avoid damaging the original book, Awen hesitates to scan it, as flattening the book during scanning is easy to damage it.