The Kiss(es) Part 1
I couldn’t choose one without acknowledging the existence of others. They all have the exact same title but are executed completely differently. It’s interesting to notice how a kiss has changed and stayed the same over time in these works.
First, Rodin(1889)
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I think: classic. A muscular marble man and a defined woman enraptured with each other in the nude. I would expect this piece to have inspired modern day romantic movies and fairytales.
Second, Munch(1897)
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I think: they are one. I see a window but nothing else. It’s just them- their hands wrapped around the curves of one another.
Into the 20th Century, Klimt(1907-08)
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I think: how glamorous? Together, in a field of flowers and colors. A woman embraced completely and a man completely entranced. Now, not every kiss looks like the one Klimt produced. During the same time, artist Constantin Brancusi gave us another kiss. Brancusi’s kiss is notably much different from Klimt’s in a lot of ways. See part two.