O "Pensador"

Expressiva foto para hoje, dia de absoluta falta de assunto. E uma imagem, diziam, acho que os chineses, vale mais do que mil palavras. Pensei numa versão patética do Pensador, de Rodin. O fato é que quem tirou a fotografia teve um momento de inspiração. Na verdade, sempre há um assunto, alguma coisa para dizer, mas o blogueiro está com muita preguiça. Para vê-la melhor é bom dar um clique na fotografia que ela se abre maior e com mais definição em outra janela de seu computador.

O artista é Ron Mueck

"Ron Mueck was born in Melbourne and moved to England in the early1980s. He became a successful model maker but found the work-to-orderregime a challenging one. Eager to make more personal sculptures, hisextraordinary Dead Dad, a small-scale hyper-real sculpture of his deadand naked father was the surprise show stopper at the London RoyalAcademy's controversial show Sensation (1997) which featured worksfrom the collection of Charles SaatchiPregnant woman is Mueck's most ambitious work to date. The sculptureis monumental (2.5m high), utterly imposing and even intimidating whenfirst experienced by the viewer. After a while, however, this majesticEarth Mother becomes familiar, unthreatening and endearing. She isexhausted, hands held back over her head; the face is tender andvulnerable. Her presence is a powerful one indeed, and she evokes amultitude of thoughts, ranging from the wonder of maternity andprocreation to population control and the burden of femaleresponsibility"