Anyhoo, A Season in Hell is an interesting short documentary examining the two different versions of Rodin's Gates of Hell. The more familiar, super-expressive version (below) was completed in 1889. It stands 6m x 4m, is comprised of 8 tonnes of bronze, and was never exhibited by Rodin. But there is another, more abstract version (completed in plaster in 1900), which eliminates most of the characters, leaving a turbulent enigmatic surface.
The video packs a lot in to its 26 mins; and offers an interesting context for both renditions as sculptures very much of their time, by a cutting-edge artist.
It's part of a series by Canal Educatif, introducing various aspects of art history.
(PS - On that site, don't be fooled by the ever-changing title: The Gates of Hell: The Story of a Damned Artwork, The Gates of Hell: From Expression to Abstraction... it might as well be Lough Adheann Ine Hyne Oighin).
No comments:
Post a Comment