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Ramblings of a retiree in France
Sculpture Saturday #42
Leaving behind French civic sculptures and installations, I’m now heading to ones I’ve found in museums.
From the the series “The Theatre of Disappearance” are these marble and nylon legs (2017) by Argentinian Adrián Villar Rojas (1980 – ).
While the marble comes from the same Italian quarry as the original classical sculpture on which it’s modelled, the two legs have been carved by machine. On its plinth, designed specifically for the exhibition, the piece imposes its strange presence, which is reinforced by two 3D-printed kittens playing at the feet of the colossus. Is it the remains of a lost civilisation? A fugitive fragment of another planet? A commemoration of suspended time, or a prophetic image? This mysterious ruin seems to feed into the scenario of a post-apocalyptic world in which mankind has been annihilated, along with his works of art: only fragments remain to evoke their memory.
This challenge is kindly hosted by Susan Kelly over at No Fixed Plans.
Share a photo of a statue or sculpture – go on, give it a go, you know you want to!
I e grown to quite like sculptures like this, not sure if it’s classed as modern art, but our interest began with a trip to Museo Ralli at Marbella some years back.
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I love sculptures
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We are very lucky to have had recent sculptures in the vineyard locally, plus a permanent sculpture park in a local forest for local artists
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I’d love to have a sculpture garden. I could have one on the terrace but I suspect it would be terrorized by the birds.
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We have a few Buddha’s in the garden but you’re right about the birds. Poor old “Sid” gets a regular splattering😂
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That’s what I thought.
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Seeing just the pair of legs with the kittens creates a much stronger image than if the entire person were there. Very thought provoking.
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Indeed
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Indeed…..
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert. . . . “
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After a night of heavy drinking the poor man was completely legless.
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Quite possibly
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Just having the legs and then kittens makes this so compelling. Very creative. Thanks for joining.
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My pleasure
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