sculpture

Wowwwww. So this is incredible. This is a sculpture by Bernini. When i saw this i was basically in awe. So this is carved out of stone. I've carved stone before and i can't imagine doing anything like this. This is so..realistic and beautiful. The skin looks so fleshy while the hands dig into the skin. The hands evoke to me an emotion of need and urgency. The rolls of flesh that rise up from the fingers create valleys in which the fingers sit deeply in. The veins in the hands are strained popping out of the skin. The light in which this image is show helps to emphasize the cast shadows that the fingers create. I wonder what Bernini was thinking while he was carving this. I know that when i carve i poor myself into what i'm doing. All the emotions and thoughts i have spill out and overflow into the material i'm working with. My greatest sculptural influence is definitely Henry Moore. His design aesthetic captivates me. Henry moores pieces are simple clean and sleak. They have a unique sound that i resinate with. heres and example...

Although this sculpture is a lot different then Bernini's both speak to me. they clench my gut when i look and them, and also snag my breath. They make me want to pick up a chisel and attack a mountain of rock. I don't know how to explain why works of art do this to me, but i do know that work like this inspires me and fills me with the desire to create. When i create i feel whole. I feel like i'm doing what i'm destined to do. I wonder if that's how moore and bernini felt while creating these pieces. I wonder if they where addicted to creating pieces of art of if they merely only produces because they were naturally talented. While i can fantasize that they are like me, i can't even know for sure.