This week, I have taken the topic of Narrative in art quite literature-ly (get it?). This sculpture is derived from a very well known victorian children's book.
This sculpture is an image taken and appropriated straight from Lewis Carol's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', resides in Central Park, Manhattan. It was commissioned in 1959 by George T. Delacorte Jr., a NY publisher, in honour of his late wife. The artist was Jose De Creeft, a spanish artist who worked mainly in wood and bronze. This Particular sculpture is in Bronze.
I love the story of Alice In Wonderland, beacuse it is not a simple childrens story as it is actually immersed with numerous deep meanings.
ReplyDeleteAlice represents all chidren; as they enter adolecence and into the adult world. The frustration of both physical and mental changes and discovers are portrayed through Alice's los of identity and constant growth.
She is constantly, confronted by others and she begins to forget herself, as she has entered into a world without manners or etiquette. Alice discovers the faults in adults, and awakens with a knew perspective of her life.
I feel that there should be, and there probably is: some serious artworks that uncover the various meanings within childrens stories like Alice In Wonderland. As many people do not seek to uncover any depth or deeper meaning in fictional tales.
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