{"id":8769,"global_id":"portlandartmuseum.org?id=8769","global_id_lineage":["portlandartmuseum.org?id=8769"],"author":"15","status":"publish","date":"2023-12-14 13:15:03","date_utc":"2023-12-14 21:15:03","modified":"2024-07-24 15:02:59","modified_utc":"2024-07-24 22:02:59","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/event\/rodin-the-human-experience\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/8769","title":"Rodin: The Human Experience","description":"

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Portland Art Museum is pleased to present Rodin: The Human Experience\u2014Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections<\/em><\/strong>, an exhibition of 52 bronzes by the groundbreaking French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The exhibition, which opens January 21, 2017, is being staged in Portland to commemorate the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the artist\u2019s death.One of the greatest artists of his time, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) revolutionized the art of sculpture. While his works always remained faithful to nature, he departed from traditional practice in seeking to reveal the creative process. This exhibition of stunning bronzes will demonstrate Rodin\u2019s particular passion for modeling the human form in clay, the medium in which his hand and mind are most directly evidenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selected bronzes in the show represent the major achievements of Rodin\u2019s long career. They include powerful studies for The Burghers of Calais<\/em>, as well as works derived from his masterpiece, The Gates of Hell<\/em>. Others, such as The Night (Double Figure)<\/em>, demonstrate his experimentation with assemblage. Rodin: The Human Experience<\/em> also features sculptures, such as Monumental Torso of the Walking Man<\/em>, which demonstrate Rodin\u2019s admiration for Michelangelo, and Dance Movement D<\/em>, which speaks to his interest in understanding how the body moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840\u20131917), Gustav Mahler<\/strong>, 1909, Bronze, Overall: 18 x 13 1\/2 x 12 inches, Courtesy of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is especially rich in portraiture. Included are Rodin\u2019s famous depictions of the writers Victor Hugo and Honor\u00e9 de Balzac; the composer Gustav Mahler; the artist Claude Lorraine; one of his favorite dancers, Hanako; and his portrayal of The Hand of God<\/em>, which is likely a self-portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodin\u2019s ability to use bronze to represent living flesh and his interest in expressing extreme psychological states were highly influential upon younger artists, both in Europe and America. Rodin: The Human Experience<\/em> reveals why the artist is considered the crucial link between traditional and modern sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Museum will present a variety of public programs and tours in conjunction with the exhibition, including an opening lecture by exhibition curator Judith Sobol, Executive Director of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition has been organized and made possible by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Curated by Judith Sobol, Executive Director of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation; host curated by Dawson Carr, Ph.D., The Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large print exhibition texts and labels<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rodin Remix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a part of Rodin: The Human Experience<\/em>, the Rodin Remix interpretive space allows visitors to touch and interact with Rodin\u2019s forms, using 3D printed Rodins from the below files. We are grateful to the Portland 3D Printing Lab<\/a> for partnering with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n