Saturday, May 22, 2010

More Sculptures at Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University

Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University _ 1852

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Besides a large collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Stanford University boasts a large collection of sculptures ranging from classic to modern period. I'm going to discuss the sculptures in the western line first, in reverse historical order.

Outside the museum building, a little distance from Rodin garden, one can see Andy Goldsworthy's Stone River:

Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy - 1776
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy

Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy - 1779
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy

Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy - 1778
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy

Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy - 1780
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy

By the entrance to the exhibition hall, a large horse sculpture greeted visitors. Though it looked like being assembled with driftwood, the parts actually were cast with stained finishes. There was a plate describing the technique Deborah Butterfield used:

Deborah Butterfield _ 1784
Horse by Deborah Butterfield

Deborah Butterfield _ 1933
Horse by Deborah Butterfield

Deborah Butterfield _ 1782
Deborah Butterfield's Casting Technique

I saw a large stone circle in the contemporary wing. It was done by Richard Long and titled Granite Circle:

Georgia Granite Circle, Richard Long _ 1855
Granite Circle, Richard Long

Georgia Granite Circle, Richard Long _ 1860
Granite Circle, Richard Long

Georgia Granite Circle, Richard Long _ 1873
Granite Circle, Richard Long

The Romantic periods sculptures are more stilted and less intriguing and interesting but I still appreciate their particular beauty:

Mephistopheles - Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert _ 1920
Mephistopheles, Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert

Dante, Jean-Paul Aubé _ 1924
Dante, Jean-Paul Aubé

Dante (Details), Jean-Paul Aubé _ 1926
Dante (Details), Jean-Paul Aubé

The classical period are represented by marble head and busts. Below are two beautiful examples:

Male Head from a Relief, Roman period, 2nd century _ 1833
Male Head from a Relief, Roman period, 2nd century

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Marble Torso

Outside the western tradition, I was taken by a few things below -- a Flask from Cyprus, Thousands Buddha Heads Urn from Asia, and from Ruth and Robert Halperin Collection, a shield and a boat, probably from Africa or Pacific Island:

Flask, Cyprus, Middle Cypriot period (1800-1550 BCE) _ 1829
Flask, Cyprus, Middle Cypriot period (1800-1550 BCE)

Thousands Buddha Heads Urn _ 1930
Thousands Buddha Heads Urn

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Thousands Buddha Heads Urn

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Shield, Ruth and Robert Halperin Collection

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Boat, Ruth and Robert Halperin

And lastly, I have to include the owl, the pet owned by Leland Stanford Junior, the son of the founder of Stanford University.

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