Both Marble And Sculptor

Both the marble and the sculptor posted on october 15 2014 march 9 2015 by larisa a few weeks ago i ran into this beautiful quote by alexis carrel which captures the difficulty of changing oneself both perfectly and poetically.

Both marble and sculptor.

From these beginnings artifacts have evolved to their current complexity. The parthenon marbles greek. It presents a fundamental understanding of what is expected of new attorneys and a framework for becoming a successful both as a lawyer and in life. γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.

Written from the in the trenches perspective of a young lawyer the marble and the sculptor provides a clear no nonsense path from law school to lawyering. Even before painting cave walls early humans fashioned shapes from stone. Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculptor alexis carrel i love those liminal spaces where art architecture fashion and photography intersect. During the republican era artists carved realistic portraits of people including political leaders military officials and historians from the chest or neck up known as busts these life sized works are celebrated for their impressively.

Where it is not clear which subject is the artist and which the muse which is the art and which is the imitation. I love these photos. Portraits or busts and marble copies of greek bronzes. Ancient roman sculptors are predominantly known for two types of marble sculptures.