"I do not invent anything, I rediscover."
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
📝 When Rodin declares, "I invent nothing, I rediscover," he invites us to rethink art not as a process of creation from nothing, but as a profound exploration of forms and ideas that already exist within us and in the world around us. For him, art is a quest to unveil what is hidden, a reevaluation of reality in all its multiple facets. Instead of creating entirely new things, he sees himself as a witness to the beauty that resides in materials, gestures, and human emotions. Through rediscovery, he calls upon a transcendent vision, seeking to make the invisible visible, to capture the very essence of life, bodies, and minds. Rodin strives to liberate the forms of clay or marble, allowing them to take on their own existence, breath, and soul. Thus, his art is not an act of creation in a void, but a revelation of what was already present, a return to the very origins of human expression.
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Je n'invente rien , je redécouvre .
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)