Keats In bronze
This may be the coolest thing ever. (OK I am highly biased)
I somehow managed to miss the fact that last year a statue
of John Keats was put up outside Guy's Hospital where he
studied. They used Keats' life mask, paintings and drawings
for inspiration. It is an amazing looking statue.
You can see detailed pictures of it at the sculptors web site:
http://portraitsculpture-online.com/Portraits/Keats.htm
Here are a couple articles about why it was made and where
it is at with some pictures of it as well:
http://www.gsttcharity.org.uk/arts/keats.html
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2984
I like how they went to great efforts to get it right:
Stuart Williamson, a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors created the 150 kilo piece, referring to Keats' life mask, paintings and drawings for inspiration. He agrees with Motion's take on Keats' character: "I wanted the statue to represent Keats as realistically as possible, debunking the myth that portrays him as a passive creature of the senses and reflecting his often radical and robust nature. The sculpture is meant to show Keats in a contemplative mood, as if perhaps in a moment of reflection or composition."
Oh a website for the Keats movie is up:
http://www.brightstarthemovie.com/home.aspx
I somehow managed to miss the fact that last year a statue
of John Keats was put up outside Guy's Hospital where he
studied. They used Keats' life mask, paintings and drawings
for inspiration. It is an amazing looking statue.
You can see detailed pictures of it at the sculptors web site:
http://portraitsculpture-online.com/Portraits/Keats.htm
Here are a couple articles about why it was made and where
it is at with some pictures of it as well:
http://www.gsttcharity.org.uk/arts/keats.html
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2984
I like how they went to great efforts to get it right:
Stuart Williamson, a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors created the 150 kilo piece, referring to Keats' life mask, paintings and drawings for inspiration. He agrees with Motion's take on Keats' character: "I wanted the statue to represent Keats as realistically as possible, debunking the myth that portrays him as a passive creature of the senses and reflecting his often radical and robust nature. The sculpture is meant to show Keats in a contemplative mood, as if perhaps in a moment of reflection or composition."
Oh a website for the Keats movie is up:
http://www.brightstarthemovie.com/home.aspx