Nov 19 2009
At the Met :: Constantin Brancusi – Bird in Space
Far from space, this is what the plaque at the foot of this marble sculpture reads:
From the 1920s to the 1940s Brancusi was preoccupied by the theme of a bird in flight. He concentrated not on the physical attributes of the bird but on its movement, intending to capture “the essence of flight.” This particular conception of a bird in space is the first in a series of seven sculptures carved from marble and nine cast in bronze.
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- At the Met :: Alberto Giacometti – Cat
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- At the Met :: Albrecht Dürer – Melencolia I
- At the Met :: Albrecht Dürer – Rhinoceros
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#1 WriterXon 20 Nov 2009 at 10:55 am
That really is a beautiful piece.
