I have completely neglected this blog. I volunteered to organize The Austin Figurative Show (sponsored by AVAA). I chose the jurors, we put out the call for entries, I presented the jpegs to the jurors (not an ideal way to choose the work, but, it's what everyone does now-a-days. We accepted way too much work for the space (at Austin Art Space). Jack White, an artist with a degree in museum studies, curated -- i.e. decided where pieces should hang. We did it salon style. We had a terrific opening. The show has now come down. Whew! The first time I ever organized a show! All things considered, I did good. And, only one artist complained about where his work was hung. That's not bad.
So, now. A whirl-wind pictorial history of the female nude in Western Sculpture (well, I'm keeping Egypt in). Not in order, so figure out who is who. These are "The Venus of Willendorf". She is made of limestone and estimated to have been created in 22,000 B.C. Discovered near the town of Willendorf in Austria. Then a figurine from Egypt. From classical Greece, the oh-so-famous Venus de Milo. A Romanesque Eve by Giselbertus, 12th century, from the church of St. Lazarus in Autun. Venus by the Baroque artist, Canova. A crouching woman by Rodin. A Degas dancer. A Matisse reclining woman. And, to finish up, the Torso of a Young Woman, by Aristide Maillol, 1935.
Hmmm. Looks like Degas' little dancer is in here twice. That's okay by me.
