#the Thinker

[beetledecay]

DO OR DIE ?

[glitchphotography]

The Thinker (Deluxe Paint IV / 2023)

[env0]

In the words of the wonderful @rileylou99

[pmamtraveller]

THE GATES OF HELL, by AUGUSTE RODING

The "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri inspired the gates, especially those from "Inferno" (the first part). They were a portrayal of the entrance to hell, according to the poem.

Rodin was asked to create a doorway for what would be the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1880. The museum didn’t come about, but he worked on the piece for many years after that. The Gates of Hell stands over six meters high and is more than four meters wide.

The sculpture is filled with many different kinds of people, from those who are suffering to characters from ancient stories. Every person has been created with great care , so they show a lot of feelings and look very real.

The structure was intended to be fluid, with forms appearing to arise from the disordered whole. The organization engenders movement and conflict within the work. In order to express the unrefinedness of the subject, Rodin came up with new techniques employing incomplete bodies and coarse surfaces in his sculpture.

"The Gates of Hell" was altered many times by Rodin as the years went by. He continually modified and rearranged figures, trying out different compositions and motifs. Before being turned into separate sculptures, such as "The Thinker" and "The Kiss," which are among his most well-known works, they started out as parts of the composition

Even though “The Gates of Hell” was never cast in bronze during Rodin’s lifetime, it is still considered one of his most famous and influential pieces. The sculpture stands as a testament to Rodin’s skill in creating sculptures and his study of human emotions and pain.

[loveisinthebat]

Thinking

[werewolfsister]

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright!

Recently started playing this with friends and I’m developing an unhealthy attachment to these fictional men.

[crow2222]

I should be doing anything but drawing but here I am

[legendarytragedynacho]

Robin Williams

[jareckiworld]

Eric Massholder — The Thinker (mixed media on canvas, 2017)

[tommyandtabitha]

Hmmmmmm.....

[dailydccomics]

awww lil Flash puppets The Flash #123

[rufinator]

*Blows up gens with mind*

Vecna is so funny and awesome in DBD

[lovericeart]

Painted the archetypes again but went for a more chonky style. My older paintings are also on my tumblr - it's interesting to compare!

[hinerdsitscat]

One of the things I find utterly delightful about NuWho is how all of the actors who have played the Doctor have gone on to play deranged villainous characters in comic book adaptations.

All of which is to say that I'm eagerly awaiting the Unhinged Villain chapter of Jodie Whittaker's career.

[millerdoc]

[detroitlib]

View of main hall of Detroit Institute of Arts; gallery has barrel-vaulted ceiling. Rodin's Thinker displayed on pedestal; tapestry hangs on wall. Printed on front: "Detroit Institute of Arts, main hall, 153

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library