Constantin Bruncusi

For some reason or another, I've never been too drawn to sculpture. I'm not sure why. Maybe with a painting or drawing, I like the transformation that happens in flattening a 3D view into 2. But I actually like Brancusi's. There is something very delicate and surprising in his subject matter. There is a serene thoughtfulness in the work.

It is interesting to see what information can be communicated in his forms. In the Kiss you have essentially a cube structure with the absolute perfect form, amount, and placement of detracted mass, and it forms a beautiful emotional embrace that any viewer can instantly connect with.

There is a similar quality in the scuplture of a face. It is carefully resting on a flat surface, almost like a pillow as though it is sleeping, but with no body connected. Interesting stuff.

There is also an egg like sculpture that really reminds me of the egg in the courtyard of the design school.

Brancusi was born in Romania and studied under Robin. He was also a part of the famous Dadaist Amory show of 1913.