Auguste Rodin:Auguste Rodin: Hand Compositions Hand Compositions

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

Rodin was a famous artist know mainly for Rodin was a famous artist know mainly for his sculptures – The Thinker, The Gates of his sculptures – The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, etc. He broke away from centuries of Hell, etc. He broke away from centuries of Greek tradition.Greek tradition.

Toward the end of his career, Rodin began Toward the end of his career, Rodin began to use giant hands in a series of original to use giant hands in a series of original and idiosyncratic arrangements, with titles and idiosyncratic arrangements, with titles such as such as The Hand of GodThe Hand of God, , The Hand of the The Hand of the DevilDevil (1903), (1903), The CathedralThe Cathedral (1908), and (1908), and The SecretThe Secret (ca. 1910). (ca. 1910).

The Hand of GodThe Hand of God

Hand of the DevilHand of the Devil

Rodin’s IdeologyRodin’s Ideology

His sculpture emphasized the His sculpture emphasized the individual and the concreteness of individual and the concreteness of flesh, and suggested emotion through flesh, and suggested emotion through detailed, textured surfaces, and the detailed, textured surfaces, and the interplay of light and shadow. To a interplay of light and shadow. To a greater degree than his greater degree than his contemporaries, Rodin believed that an contemporaries, Rodin believed that an individual's character was revealed by individual's character was revealed by his physical features.his physical features.22

Sculpture/SketchSculpture/Sketch

Rodin SculptureRodin Sculpture

Hands of a GeniusHands of a Genius

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Student Objective – Hand Self Student Objective – Hand Self PortraitPortrait

draw hands from life - careful draw hands from life - careful observation observation

combine realistic hand drawing in combine realistic hand drawing in fantasy "scape" fantasy "scape"

utilize elements of design - show good utilize elements of design - show good composition skills/principles of design composition skills/principles of design - value shading- value shading

experiment with chalk, pastels, colour experiment with chalk, pastels, colour pencils, etc.pencils, etc.

Student Examples . . .Student Examples . . .

Student Examples . . .Student Examples . . .

Do it!Do it!

What does your hand say about you?What does your hand say about you?