Topic 7 - Red Stone Dancer, Gaudier, 1914

who made it?

Henri Gaudier

when was it made?

1914

what group does Gaudier fall into?

Vorticist influenced by Italian Futurism

Influenced by different cultures like…

West African art, and Oceanic and Japanese cultures

he often works on a …. scale

small

made from….

red Mansfield Stone

what figure in particular is it influenced by?

16th C, netsuke figures

it is ….. carved

directly

influenced by …. sculptures

Rodin’s

this influence from Rodin is seen through the…

dynamism in the work exploring how to capture movement in sculpture

movement is expressed through the…

upward motion of arms and a downward motion of legs

there is an overall sense of movement, rhythm and force giving it a …… quality

‘primal’

the unusual contorted form is a possible reference to the recent scandal of…

the Ballet Russes’ Rite of Spring, performed at the Champs Elysée Theatre in Paris, 1913

the sculpture was criticised for the…

inward toe stance of the figure and its flat feet, it contradicted the traditional highly choreographed ballet style

the stone originates from the…

north of Nottingham

the red colour comes from the high percentage of…

iron oxide and quartz sand

this fine texture is accentuated by Gaudier as he…

polished it with wzx

the geometrical shaping of the head and chunky simplified profile allude to the influence of…

the ‘Primitive’

Vorticist ideas are seen through the…

spiralling centrifugal form of the figure, a circularity of the base is echoed in the swirling arms and twisted feet