12.12.09

Pygmalion quickly unscultped the female nude
that was coming to life...


















...what he really needed was a fast horse.

My apologies to Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones.


13 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    Pygmalion must've known...hence the deconstruction?

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  2. RLM CooperDecember 12, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    To my eye....(which may not be saying much)...the nude in that painting is strikingly out of proportion. The head appears too small for the body and the legs too long. The head even appears as though it could be male.

    Does anyone else see this? Or do I need to shut down the computer and go back to bed? ;o)

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  3. Jai JoshiDecember 12, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Harnett-Hargrove, I'm glad to meet you! I love to meet fellow artists and will look around at your work. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Jai

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  4. Jai JoshiDecember 12, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    AngelMay, I agree that the head does look a little odd and could be male if looked at alone.

    Jai

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  5. ArtSparkerDecember 12, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Ha, unsculpting.

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  6. Brian MillerDecember 12, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    nice. this one gave me a bit of a chuckle...and an elbow from my wife...

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  7. MichaelDecember 12, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    I just don't think they had any idea how to see nudes and pick up all the nuances then. Art has grown in the nude depiction since. She looks distinctly uncomfortable adn ot of place in that setting.

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  8. Caterina GiglioDecember 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    deconstruct... reconstruct that is what we do...
    still, I got a chuckle..

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  9. Harnett-HargroveDecember 12, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    I mean it's all opinion, but some of you must be familiar with the Pre-Raphaelite painting style? -J

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  10. MikeDecember 12, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    Looks like Paris Hilton on a first date! haha!

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  11. AnneDecember 13, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    the model also could be have been a young man.
    i see no woman-hips and the legs are those of a man:))

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  12. Tess KincaidDecember 14, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Haha...Love this!

    I have a wonderful framed etching of Pygmalion sculpting the female.

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  13. jasmineDecember 18, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    Birmingham has the largest collection of preraphaelite paintings in the uk. Its a delight to sed them in person.

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