The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

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The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

• 6th Grade
• Art Masterpiece

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Auguste Rodin, 1840 - 1917

• Born in Paris
• Loved to draw as a child
• He applied three times a famous art school in
  France, but was never admitted.
• He is regarded as one of the most famous
  sculptors in the world.
• In 1875, he studied the work of Michelangelo

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The Thinker Rodins famous work

• Created a small version in 1880 and then cast a
  large version in 1902.
• Based on the poem The Divine Comedy. Rodin
  pictured the poet (Dante) sitting and thinking
  about his poem before he put it on paper.
• It was going to be part of a larger piece called
  Poet, but as time progressed and he realized
  that man is the only creature on earth that can
  contemplate, he re-titled the artwork, The
  Thinker.

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Different Ways to SculptModeling

• Modeling Sculpting with a pliable material such
  as clay, wax or play dough.

Paul Lucchesi, Master Sculptor
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Different Ways to Sculpt Casting

• Casting in metal a work of art created by
  sculpture The Thinker

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Different Ways to SculptCarving

• Carving taking and extracting materials from a
  block of stone or wood to create a sculpture.

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Different Ways to SculptConstructive

• Sculpting with a found object and then gluing or
  welding together.

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Your turn! ?

• Use water to mold your clay and shape your
  sculpture.
• Add detail with plastic knife and/or toothpicks
• Sign your sculpture before it dries (carve your
  name).