Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel, a noteworthy sculptor and graphic designer from France, was responsible for the creation of multiple fine works of art throughout her long career. Though she was relatively obscure as an artist during her life, she and her works would later gain recognition and notoriety after her death in 1943. This paper will analyze one of these works, La Fortune created 1902-1905. Through the analysis of this artwork, an understanding of Camille Claudel, her life, her art style, and the time that it was created will be established. La Fortune is a bronze sculpture with black platina which stands at 48cm (roughly 19 inches). The sculpture in its entirety is dark colored, but it has a glossy sheen that brightens up the image. The sculpture…

An article on the San Francisco Examiner called “On Date Rape” by Camille Paglia, a humanities professor and cultural critic shares her opinion on today’s dating and rape. Paglia states that it was her generation in the 60’s that “broke the rules” and opened the doors for “freedom” for women. However, she claims that women of today do not acknowledge the risks for “freedom.” On the article, she displays countless of fallacies and weaknesses in reasoning, which might object her position as a…

not find myself on the proverbial rag heap now that I am almost 47 yrs of age.. which unfortunately many female artists who have based their image around their sexuality.” As for grounding Cyrus’ image, O’Connor states that she has enough talent to change the world, and if anyone is asking you to do it through sexuality, they do not respect your talent. Additionally, she suggests that she does not care for herself. As a role model for women and Miley herself, O’Connor concludes by telling…

of Maximilien Luce’s most famous pieces of art, is “Notre-Dame”(1901). This painting was sold in May 2011 for 4,200,000, this was the most expensive piece of art that was created by Maximilien Luce. Another very well-known painting is, “Etude d’Homme, Pécheur”, this painting displays the backside a fisherman who is at work. This was Maximilien Luce’s way of symbolizing the working class. Another very significant painting is, “La Commune”(1903-1905), this painting displays dead bodies lying on a…

On Date Rape is an essay written by American social critic Camille Paglia, which addresses what she believes to be the reality of rape at universities. Ignoring the controversy behind this essay, there are other significant problems with the writing. Pagila wrote a total of five short paragraphs in order to create this essay, yet not any of them are free of errors in reasoning. Otherwise known as logical fallacies, these errors in reasoning undermine the majority of the supporting factors and…

The film Camille Claudel directed by Bruno Nuytten in 1988 is a fairly accurate to the published accounts of the artist Camille Claudel’s life. Claudel was a sculptor and started her career when she was eighteen years old. She was a talented and spirited young woman born December 8, 1864, Fère-en-Tardenois, France. She had one older brother, Paul Claudel who was a diplomat and a poet. Their father had the means to send Camille Claudel off to Paris to begin her sculpturing career which is where…

Webb illustrates how Auguste is vainglorious by going through any possible means to leave a glorious impact on the world. In the making of The Gates of Hell, he essentially uses ideas of his muse, Camille, to create the sculpture and present it at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. In creating this powerful portrayal, Rodin uses his ability to bind its creator to the world, both when judging on things as trivial as the intricate dips and edges Rodin made out of bronze and marble, and even more so…