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Wandering in Multi Universes of Mind and Life
  • A M Zénon
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  • Category: Sculpture

    • Venus von Willendorf

      Posted at 12:00 pm by A M Zénon, on April 10, 2014

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      Interesting info from Janson History of Art (2nd edition 1977)…
      “Stone Age men were content to collect pebbles, as well as less durable specimens, in whose natural shape they saw something that rendered them ‘magic’; echoes of this approach can sometims be felt in later, more fully worked pieces. Thus the so-called Venus of Willendorf, one of many such female fertility figurines, has a bulbous roundness of form that recalls an egg-shaped ‘sacred pebble’; her navel, the central point of the design, is a natural cavity in the stone. ”

      This reminds me of collecting pebbles as a child.
      A kind of connection with unknown people long long ago.
      And I feel again the joy of the lovely round forms of the warm pebbles in my hand.

      Janson’s History of Art

      Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

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      Posted in Art, Images, Magical, Sculpture | 0 Comments | Tagged Janson, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Venus of Willendorf
    • The Woman I recognized at Champmol.

      Posted at 1:59 pm by A M Zénon, on March 8, 2011

      Some years ago, I visited Champmol in Dijon, the grounds of the old monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol, today a psychiatric hospital. I made the journey just for visiting the sculptures of Claus Sluter. After some rather heavy traffic, I drove onto the site. At my surprise, there was a small parking for visitors under beautiful trees. Walking across the site, I met only a few friendly patients and nurses. It was a hot day, but thanks to the trees, it was very pleasant.

      Of course, I went straight to the Well of Moses, in a backyard with some scattered construction material. I could walk around the sculpture group as many times as I wanted to. Nobody disturbed me. It is always nice to be alone with a work of art. It is as if you are alone with the artist. It is exciting to stand in front of a sculpture and realizing that ages ago an artist has touched it with his hands.

      The second sculpture group was in the chapel. After a short walk under beautiful trees, I went into the portal of the chapel. It was there in the portal that the beautiful statue of Maria struck me. I have seen many beautiful medieval sculptures. Mostly, they were more static and serious. This time however, I saw a very lively Maria. She was moving, turning and smiling, with the child on her arm. It was as if I was seeing my grandmother, my mother, and many other women, washing, cleaning and caring for their child. There was something human between the mother and her child. Maria seemed almost real. I loved it. Never before I saw such a lovely statue of Maria, of any woman. It was worth the trip. Go see it when you are in the neighborhood. Claus Sluter has made a beautiful image in favor of women.

      Posted in Art, Sculpture | 0 Comments | Tagged Art, Champmol, Claus Sluter, Looking, Memories, Northern Renaissance
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