title: ‘Archetypal Forms’ in Modern Sculpture. The Image of Reclining Figure: From Maillol to Moore, and so On
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metadata.value: Kotlomanov, Alexander O.
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metadata.value: 2019-12-12T10:22:34Z
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metadata.value: 2019-12-12T10:22:34Z
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metadata.value: 2019-09
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metadata.value: Kotlomanov, Alexander. “‘Archetypal Forms’ in Modern Sculpture. The Image of Reclining Figure: From Maillol to Moore, and so On”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 9, no. 3 (2019): 558–576.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2019.307
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/16816
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metadata.value: On the basis of selected examples from the history of the sculpture of the first half and middle
  of the 20th century, a range of issues related to the concepts of “symbolic form”, “ideal” and
  “archetype” is analyzed. In the center of consideration is the image of the reclining figure in the
  works of Aristide Maillol and Henry Moore. Accepting the general statement that such sculptures
  embody the harmony of statics and dynamics, the author is keener to explore the historical
  patterns of the selection of a symbolic form in the category of a monument. The significance of
  the reclining figure is proved by separate historical examples related, in particular, to the work of
  Michelangelo, with classicism and its derivatives, the concept of the ideal form and the theory of
  architectonics. The theme of the ambiguity of the classical ideal, its fate in the 20th century, and
  its dependence on political / ideological ideas is also emphasized. In the sculptural concept of
  Maillol, the qualities of picturesque, corporeality, and monumentality stand out. In the description
  of Moore’s creativity, the reclining figure — “archetypal form” (term of Herbert Read) — is
  considered from the standpoint of identifying qualities in it that allowed the sculptor to realize
  it in a wide range of interpretations of form and content. Moore’s creativity issues include the
  relationship between sculpture and space, the interpretation of the statue’s silhouette, the revealing
  of the “landscape” and “pictorial” qualities in it, as well as the extensive theme of addressing
  classical heritage. The monumental characteristics of Moore’s reclining figures are analyzed; examples
  of their interpretation (including the artist himself) and critics are considered. The idea
  of a symbolic figure in the balance of a figurative and abstract form is adopted as an alternative
  to the monumental traditional, with emphasis on individual qualities.
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 9; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Aristide Maillol
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metadata.value: Henry Moore
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metadata.value: form
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: archetype
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metadata.value: figure
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metadata.value: sculpture
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metadata.value: art
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metadata.value: monument
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: ‘Archetypal Forms’ in Modern Sculpture. The Image of Reclining Figure: From Maillol to Moore, and so On
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metadata.value: Article
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