Rodin

This sculpture was created by a French man named Auguste Rodin. This work of art is known as "Eve" and Rodin started this in 1881 with the use of bronze. He was not able to finish it for awhile because his original model was pregnant and could no longer model for him. It was casted in 1910 with bronze and in 1918 it was transferred to Musee Rodin. The goal of this sculpture was to have this statue "Eve" and another statue of his known as "Adam" to stand outside "The Gates of Hell" (another sculpture of his).  If you examine this sculpture you can notice that she does not look comfortable by the way she holds herself. For instance, her body is twisted and she is hiding her face. I took her body posture and facial expression as if she was humiliated, scared, or in pain. Before I knew the meaning of this sculpture, I immediately related it to todays society about body image. I saw this as a girl afraid to notice her body because she was ashamed of it.