GUIDING QUESTIONS for Brancusi's "THE KISS"
GUIDING QUESTIONS for Brancusi's "THE KISS"
Where was Brancusi from?
Where does Brancusi move to?
What does Brancusi bring with him (artistically) to his new city?
What “folk arts” or “peasant traditions” were common in Brancusi’s native country (that he brings with him to Paris)?
In “The Kiss”, what visual indicators does Brancusi give us that identify the figure on the right as a woman?
How does Brancusi honor the “material nature” of the block?
Consider: HOW does Brancusi’s “The Kiss” BREAK WITH TRADITION (DEVIATE FROM TRADITION) previously established in figurative sculpture (by artists like Michelangelo, Bernini, Houdon, Rodin…)?