Constantin Brancusi

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Constantin Brancusi

• Bethany Nollette
• Period 5
• 11/27/06

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The Kiss (1912)
Human-made texture is demonstrated in this
sculpture because of the lines in the hair and
around the eyes. This sculpture is made out of
stone.
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The Endless Column
This sculpture demonstrates planes because of all
the different directions the side panels are
going The endless column was made as memorial
tribute to the young Romanians who died in World
War I fighting Germany, and is a stylization of
the funerary pillars used in Southern Romania. It
consists of 17 rhombus shaped modules made out of
cast iron
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Wisdom of Earth
This piece of art demonstrates color because of
the natural color in the stone that the sculpture
is carved from This sculpture is made of waxed
limestone
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The Golden Bird
This evokes a sense of shape because of the
unique shape of the design This is made of
bronze, stone and wood
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Madamoiselle Pognania, 1913
This piece of art demonstrates Value because of
the different colors used in the sculpture It is
mostly made of bronze
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Muse
This sculpture demonstrates space because of the
sense of depth that it evokes The Muse is
sculpted from marble
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Artist Facts

• 1876-1957
• Romanian Sculptor
• The Kiss (1908), Sleeping Muse (1910), and the
  portrait of Mlle Pogany (1923 Musée d'Art
  moderne, Paris) were the subjects of much
  controversy
• He altered his technique from modeling to carving
  in1910
• Brancusi's work is notable for its extreme
  simplification of form, its organic and
  frequently symbolic character, and its consummate
  craftsmanship

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Quotes

• Theories are patterns without value. What counts
  is action - Constantin Brancusi
• "Perfection is indispensable to an important
  work - Constantin Brancusi
• Maybe, the most important influence over
  sculpture lately was exerted by Constantin
  Brancusi, The forthcoming generations might
  attribute an influence over the art of this
  century equal to that of Picasso, I dare consider
  that Brancusi is one of the most important names
  in the history of art". - Alastair Gordon

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Timeline
1913 He showed five of his sculptures in the
Armory Show in New York
He continued his training at the École des
Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1905
Brancusi's last works, the two variants of the
"Tortoise" were created in 1943
Born February 19, 1876, in Hobitza, Romania
Died in 1957
1916
1936
1946
First studied sculpture in School of Arts and
Crafts in Craiova in 1894
1907 began to work by direct carving
1912 Finished The Kiss
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Works Cited

• http//www.perreaux.com/img/Brancusi20-20Sleepin
  g20Muse.jpg
• www.artchive.com
• www.academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu
• www.aparthistory-design.com
• www.gfmer.ch