Have you seen a Marseillaise? Or do you know Ruud? What do you think a note would look like when it turns into a sculpture?
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Let's follow the melody of "Marseillaise" and read on!
François Ruud
Francois Rude
1784.6.4－1855.11.3
France
Romantic sculptor
Sculpture also stood out in the great development of Romanticism, among which the sculptor who could be compared with Delacroix was François Ruud. In sculpture, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the Romantic painter Delacroix and was on a par with the most prominent French sculptors of the 19th century, Uton, Rodin and others. His representative work is the Group Portrait Relief "Marseillaise" that is well known to the women and children of paris on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Appreciation of works
The Marseillaise
1833—1836
12.8×7.93m
Ludd's most famous work, and the most representative of the entire Romantic sculpture, is his 1836 high-relief Marseillaise (also known as the Marseille March or the Departure of the Volunteer Army in 1792). It is based on the real events of the French singing the Marseillaise in 1792 and going to the front to resist the invasion of the Op-Plethic army.
Shi Xinyu
The relief "Marseillaise", an epic work celebrating the French Revolution, is a monument, and its momentum is shocking. Lu De used his imagination to turn a stone wall into a heroic epic fantasy, weaving it into an artistic conception. It is worth noting that the details of all the props in "Marseille", such as the eagle on the head of the spear, the horse's head with anger and hiss, the lion's claw on the chest of the soldier, and the lion-shaped three-dimensional pattern on the shield, are integrated with the characters, increasing the appeal of the sculpture and rendering the atmosphere, which not only sets off the momentum of thousands of troops, but also maintains stability and integrity.
Part of the Marseillaise
Wang Rao
In the relief "Marseillaise", the artist makes extensive use of romantic symbolism here, but the scene introduction is very grand. The characters echo each other, half-concealing each other, and the author cleverly weaves each person into a complex structure, each of which explodes with an unparalleled sense of power, making the reliefs pour from the flat wall to the audience like an unstoppable torrent. The sculpture is regarded by France as a national symbol and pride, and the name of the work "Marseille" is also their national anthem.
The Little Fisherman
1831—1833
77×47cm
In 1807 Ruud came to Paris and became a student of pierre Carterier, the famous Parisian sculptor of the time. He was trained in traditional Italian sculpture. But it was time for Romanticism to flourish, so his 1812 Rome Prize-winning work showed his passion for Romanticism. This is more evident in The Little Fisherman, which he composed in 1830-1831 and exhibited in salons. At that time, the concept of sculpture, as in painting, insisted on the primacy of historical, religious and mythological subjects, on the sense of nobility in handling and the sublimeness of the classics, but Ludd's work came directly from life, and it was a "small theme" dismissed by classicism, which truly showed the childish fun of a fishing boy who was teasing the little turtle, giving people a sense of joy from the heart. The rigor and geometry of the stillness required by classical sculpture have been replaced by arbitrary curves, the beginning of Ruud's march toward Romanticism.
Lee Wai Chi
In the work "Little Fisherman", Ludd's portrayal of the demeanor and his grasp of the dynamics of the human body are the ones that touch me the most. The fisherman's stretched expression, the natural upturned corner of the mouth, revealing a rustic temperament, a happy look and fluffy hairstyle show his unrestrained, he naturally sits cross-legged, his fingers gently hook the rope tied to the turtle and play with the turtle, across the screen can be infected with the happiness of the fishing boy. Lu De uses his exquisite technique, subtle observation, and accurate grasp of theory to create exquisite and vivid and romantic sculptures, bringing us beauty and romantic art.
Peng Ling
In the work "The Little Fisherman", it can be seen that this is a naïve and lively fisherman teenager. He smiled and teased the turtle he had just caught. This kind of work, which reflects the themes of the daily life of working people, is a great breakthrough for the classical tradition of the academic school. Ruud had a deep understanding and observation of the place of life. The image of the fishing boy is portrayed very vividly. Although the overall posture of the statue is sitting cross-legged, it is not static, and the torso and limbs are moving, reflecting the exuberant energy of the teenager, who also covets games in his spare time.
Wang Chongyang
In Lu De's work "The Little Fisherman", the whole sculpture gives people a feeling of being more relaxed and casual, the whole picture is more gentle, and the feeling is also very relaxed. Ruud had to portray the figures very gently, mostly in a curved manner, rather than the rigorous geometric straight lines of classicism. The most interesting thing about this work in my opinion is the fishing net under the little fisherman, and the writer uses his professional techniques to embody the flexibility of the fishing net and the different feelings that the fishing net embodies in different angles.
Zhou Rui
Ludd chose a gesture that he considered most vivid and natural, and then carefully carved it out. This work is full of rich life atmosphere and childlike wild interest, and portrays the image of the fishing child very vividly. His fluffy curls showed the uninhibited nature of his personality. His right hand supports the muddy sand floor, his legs are naturally crossed, and his face is bright, giving people a relaxed, simple and cheerful feeling. Because the child laughed happily, the toes also moved with the movement, which just reflected the exuberant energy of the teenager.
Napoleon Becomes Immortal
1845—1847
bronze
Portrait of Marshal Ney
1853
The Goddess Herbert and Jupiter's Eagle
1846
Originally made of marble, it was later converted into a bronze version
Liu Yitong
This work of Herbert and the Eagle of Zeus, displayed at the Musée d'Arte Dijon in France, is very unique in expressing the spirit and charm of the goddess of youth. Herbert in the sculpture has an extremely beautiful posture, she wears a garland on her head and holds aloft a golden cup, full of youthful beauty. But that's not the most special. The most special thing about this sculpture is the treatment of the eagle. The majestic eagle spread its wings behind Herbert, and the whole sculpture was reborn, and the goddess of youth holding the golden cup took on the form of the goddess of victory and the goddess of liberty, which is in line with the praise of free youth and young people's spirit, it can be said that this sculpture perfectly embodies the unique connotation of the goddess of youth.
Joan of Arc Hears the Voice Calling Her
FrançoisWald Square
One of the most vibrant spots in Dijon, dijon is also known as the Plaza de Bareuzai, which originates from the fountain in the middle of the square, where the statue Ofuzai comes in the traditional posture of stepping on grapes. Because the traditional way of juicing grapes causes both feet that have been juiced for a long time to be stained red, they will say: Bas rose (meaning that the bottom becomes red). Later, they gave the statue a consonant name to Bareuzai. The statue clearly reflects the status of Dijon and the entire Burgundy wine industry. This is the square that bears his name.
The development of Romanticism
Romanticism, as a literary and artistic trend in European literature, arose in the period of bourgeois revolution and national liberation movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was politically opposed to feudal despotism and artistically opposed to classicism, an ideology of the period of capitalist rise.
At the end of the 18th century, with the rise of Romanticism in the European literary scene, the term Romanticism became very popular, and in 1798, France learned the name of a different creative method. It is reflected in all areas of art: poetry and music in Germany; poetry, novels and landscape painting in England; painting and sculpture in France.
The Romantic trend in Europe arose under historical conditions of disillusionment with the "kingdom of reason" of the Enlightenment, disillusionment with the slogan of "freedom, equality, fraternity" in the bourgeois revolution, and dissatisfaction with the capitalist social order. Writers at that time were dissatisfied with reality and tried to find ways to resolve social contradictions. However, due to the different class positions and political attitudes held by writers, two opposing schools of romantic thought were formed, namely positive romanticism and negative romanticism. The former is a progressive current, which leads people to look forward, while the latter is a reactionary countercurrent, which leads people to look backwards. This distinction was, in essence, two very different repercussions of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment at that time.
Positive Romanticism:
Dare to face reality squarely, criticize the darkness of society, target the feudal aristocracy, oppose the remaining feudal factors in capitalist society, and at the same time expose all kinds of evil phenomena caused by the bourgeoisie itself, so it is full of passion for resistance and fighting, pinning ideals on the future, yearning for a new and beautiful life, and some are in favor of utopian socialism. Representative writers include Byron, Shelley, Stevenson in England, Hugo and Georges San in France, Heine in Germany, Pushkin in Russia (early), Mitskeviz in Poland, and Petofi in Hungary. Their life practice and artistic practice were all linked to the bourgeois democratic revolutionary ideas of the time and to the national liberation movements of various countries, and most of the writers were active participants in these national liberation movements.
Negative romanticism
The passive romanticists are unable to face up to the sharp contradictions of social reality and adopt a passive evasive attitude, and their ideas are linked to the ideology of the overthrown feudal aristocratic class. Proceeding from the confrontation with the bourgeois revolutionary movement, they oppose the status quo, nostalgia for the past, beautify the patriarchal system of the Middle Ages, and fantasize about finding spiritual comfort and sustenance from the ancient feudal society. The emergence of negative romanticism is actually a literary reflection of the ideological sentiments of the decline of the overthrown feudal aristocratic class.
Fu Jiaqi
He is mature in art, and after a long period of thinking, he resolutely abandons the traditional normative expression method of the academy and decides to take the creative path of being loyal to the object of expression and loyal to self-observation and feelings. While pursuing the authenticity of his works, he also pursues a kind of passion and justice. Each of his works may have been expressed in a different way, but they all interpret the meaning of life in different forms. Like many artists during the war, he experienced the rush, exile, and return. The experience of life allowed him to taste the various emotions that existed in life, and as a result, he formally broke away from the so-called rigorous expression in the previous sculptures, and instead broke through the inherent patterns, so that his works had more of the unique sense of reality of "people" themselves.
The Influence of Romanticism on British Design – Ruskin
John Ruskin of the United Kingdom was also a well-known art theorist and educator in the field of design at that time, and he was one of the first figures to put forward modern design ideas. It also provided good ideas for the designers and architects of the time, including some masters of fine arts. The publication of volume 1 of Perkins' first major work, The Modern Painter, in 1843 attracted widespread attention, and he proposed that the most fundamental role of the painter should be to be faithful to nature. When discussing the architecture of the time, he believed that architecture could not be separated from social morality, from the standpoint of Romanticism, he advocated teaching nature, emphasizing truth, goodness, and beauty, opposing hypocrisy, evil and ugliness, emphasizing that artists must find the true meaning of art in nature, rather than looking for it in the classics, he was particularly respectful of the works of the British Romantic landscape painter Turner, he believed that great works of art must be able to communicate with nature to be able to understand and appreciate, natural only through direct observation, personal feeling, Artists can express nature in color and form, and those works that copy the tradition should be discarded, and he calls on the artist to walk into nature wholeheartedly. Don't resist, don't be picky, don't take any stereotypes into your own hands.
Built according to Ruskin's thought, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Thomas Dean with Benjamin Woodwater