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Rodin Eros

Pascal Bonafoux

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The theme of the erotic is ever present in the work of August Rodin, both in
his sculptures and in his many drawings. Throughout his career, he depicted
sexual desire in all its facets, in every mood from delicate innocence to frank
intensity, bearing witness to an endless fascination with the flesh and a love of
the female form.
Taking a chronological path through Rodin's career, this is an intimate approach
to the many faces of sex and sensuality in his body of work and in the society within
which his art was forged, from mythological portrayals of passion to the context of
contemporary erotic literature. The topics featured include his relationships with
women, his friendships with poets and artists, and the controversy that his sculptures
caused in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when French society
was marked by a hypocritical disparity between public morals and private desires.
In a 1916 interview, Rodin spoke out against his critics: "They protest against
the immorality of my work, they criticize me for loving women…. But they are
incapable of understanding what I do." This witty and insightful book, packed with
beautiful images, will shed new light on this intriguing aspect of the artist's world
and his skill at capturing the fleeting nature of pleasure in timeless art.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Thames Hudson

Release: April 16, 2013

ISBN: 0500239002

ISBN 13: 9780500239001

Rodin Eros

Pascal Bonafoux

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The theme of the erotic is ever present in the work of August Rodin, both in
his sculptures and in his many drawings. Throughout his career, he depicted
sexual desire in all its facets, in every mood from delicate innocence to frank
intensity, bearing witness to an endless fascination with the flesh and a love of
the female form.
Taking a chronological path through Rodin's career, this is an intimate approach
to the many faces of sex and sensuality in his body of work and in the society within
which his art was forged, from mythological portrayals of passion to the context of
contemporary erotic literature. The topics featured include his relationships with
women, his friendships with poets and artists, and the controversy that his sculptures
caused in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when French society
was marked by a hypocritical disparity between public morals and private desires.
In a 1916 interview, Rodin spoke out against his critics: "They protest against
the immorality of my work, they criticize me for loving women…. But they are
incapable of understanding what I do." This witty and insightful book, packed with
beautiful images, will shed new light on this intriguing aspect of the artist's world
and his skill at capturing the fleeting nature of pleasure in timeless art.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Thames Hudson

Release: April 16, 2013

ISBN: 0500239002

ISBN 13: 9780500239001

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