Chapter 112 rodin and poet rilke

rodin and poet rilke Rodin's biography and criticism of his works have been written by many people in the world.best written Affectionate, sympathetic, and correct, are the two written by the French Cloutel.However, if you want To further understand the thoughts and art of this great sculptor, there is another small book, which is Lear The "On Rodin" written by G. Rilke was a poet, he was Rodin's secretary when he was young, and he was one of the famous Rodin admirers. He analyzed the formation process of Rodin's works in the way of poet's observation to explore the mysteries of human heart.because

Therefore, although his "On Rodin" is only a short essay of 60 pages, it has been able to make us more Get a complete understanding of Rodin as a whole. The story of how the poet Rilke and Rodin got acquainted is very interesting.Around 1905, the Czech A young poet of Chinese nationality, entrusted by a German publisher to write a book introducing Rodin sculpture, So he came to Paris to visit Rodin, talked with the master and began to study his works.Rodin sees you Rilke, finding the young man's speech and character very lovable, invited him to live in his home, Then he went a step further and asked him to be his secretary.Rodin's decision can be said to be a bit out of the ordinary,

Because Rilke didn't even learn French well at that time.But this is also Rodin's consistent style, his temper The temperament is very strange, and he does not want to trust the young people of his country.Before Rilke, he had already invited an Englishman Ludovisi was his secretary. It's a pity that this strange combination often cannot last very long.Rodin's temper became more and more irritable. It can be concluded that many good friends have been offended by him, and Secretary Rilke is no exception.thanks to the young poet Very patient, they soon reconciled. Rilke analyzed Rodin's character in his booklet and said: his heart is always lonely

Yes, it was like this when he was not famous, but after becoming famous, his inner loneliness may be even worse.This is because he failed When he was famous, the world did not understand his works; after he became famous, the world only knew to worship his name and forgot I have forgotten his works, and I have forgotten him, so his heart is still lonely.Rilke said Rodin The greatness of his achievements is beyond the scope of a single name. His works are like the sea, like the forest, It has a life of its own and continues to grow with age.These few comments can be said to push Rodin Chongbei to.

Although Rilke was a poet, he himself had studied painting and liked to study art very much. Except for Rodin, he I have also studied the works of Cézanne, Manet, Fan He, etc., and wrote about the impressions of these painters' works. What he admires most about Rodin's sculptures is the one that symbolizes the worship of unknown nature by human beings. A pair of slightly closed hands like a Gortick cathedral building.Rilke said it was comparable to God's creation ability works.