Rodin's Art Theory (Revised Color Illustration Edition)

Author: (French) Rodin, translated by Ge Zai, translated by Fu Lei
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: In the eyes of an artist, everything is beautiful, because of his sharp insight, he observes the core of all living beings and things; if one can reveal their character, it means penetrating the form and touching the inner "truth." This "truth" is also "beauty." – Rodin The source of life is the gushing from 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, your color, must convey emotion. – Rodin What matters most is feeling, love and hatred, hope, sighing, life. To be an artist, one must first be a person. – Rodin Rodin's Art Theory is both a scientific summary of European sculpture history and a concise generalization of personal experience, permeated with Rodin's reverence for predecessors, insights into masterpieces, joy and deep thought in creation, and occasional self-reflection. Back then, Mr. Fu Lei taught at Shanghai Art College and translated this book as "Aesthetic Lectures" 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 conversations, integrating over 200 famous artworks with the content of the talks, 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 fragrance of the book. 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 because flattening the book during scanning can easily damage it.