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HUMAN BRIDGES BETWEEN ROMANIAN AND FRENCH PERSONALITIES . Marc Catalin Constantin . MARC CATALIN CONSTANTIN. Constantin Brâncuși [konstanˈtin brɨŋˈkuʃʲ].
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HUMAN BRIDGES BETWEEN ROMANIAN AND FRENCH PERSONALITIES Marc Catalin Constantin MARC CATALIN CONSTANTIN
Constantin Brâncuși [konstanˈtin brɨŋˈkuʃʲ] • Constantin Brâncuși (Romanian: February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian-born sculptorwho made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His abstract style emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic allusions of representational art. Famous Brâncuși works include the Sleeping Muse (1908), The Kiss (1908), Prometheus (1911), Mademoiselle Pogany (1913), The Newborn (1915), Bird in Space(1919) and The Column of theInfinite (Coloanainfinitului), popularly known as The Endless Column (1938). Considered a pioneer of modernism, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture.
Early years • Brâncuși grew up in the village of Hobiţa, Gorj, near TârguJiu, close to Romania's Carpathian Mountains, an area known for its rich tradition of folk crafts, particularly woodcarving. Geometric patterns of the region are seen in his later works. • At 11 he went into the service of a grocer in Slatina; and then he became a domestic in a public house in Craiova where he remained for several years • He then enrolled in the Bucharest School of Fine Arts, where he received academic training in sculpture. He worked hard, and quickly distinguished himself as talented
Working in Paris • In 1903, Brâncușitravelled to Munich, and from there to Paris. In Paris, he was welcomed by the community of artists and intellectuals brimming with new ideas. He worked for two years in the workshop of AntoninMercié of the École des Beaux-Arts, and was invited to enter the workshop of Auguste Rodin. Even though he admired the eminent Rodin he left the Rodin studio after only two months, saying, "Nothing can grow under big trees.”
Sculptures ConstantinBrâncuși, Portrait of Mademoiselle Pogany , 1912, White marble; limestone block, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show. ConstantinBrâncuși, 1907-08, The Kiss. Exhibited in 1913 at the Armory Show and published in the Chicago Tribune, 25 March 1913
Death and legacy • He died on March 16, 1957 at the age of 81 leaving 1200 photographs and 215 sculptures. He was buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Also located in that cemetery are statues carved by Brâncuși for several fellow artists who died; the best-known of these is "Le Baiser" ("The Kiss").
Romanian Personality in France Adrian Irvin Rozei is a cultural jurnalist and independent French writer originally from Romania. In 1967 he settled in France where he continued his studies at „ÉcoleNationaleSupérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne where he obtained the title „Ingénieur Civil des Mines”.. He regularyparticipates at French-Romanian meetings which it take place in French or Romania. He is part of "Archaeological Society, Scientific and Literary" in Béziers, one of the oldest scholarly society in France. He speaks eight languages.
