Comments | ellakite: THE REAL LIVEJOURNAL IDOL -- SEASON 10, WEEK 13

ellakite

THE REAL LIVEJOURNAL IDOL -- SEASON 10, WEEK 13

Mar 28, 2017 16:36

real lj idol, non-fiction, realljidol, writing

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dmousey March 29 2017, 00:43:59 UTC

(Sigh) This write made me very homesick. I love Philly's Museum district. The Rodin Museum was always a favorite.

I agree on the third theory of who The Thinker represents. Thank you for reminding me of this glorious place. Hug and peace~~~

ellakite March 30 2017, 21:34:18 UTC

I'm sorry that I made you homesick, but I'm also glad that I inspired such a happy memory. Thanks for the feedback!

shadowwolf13 March 29 2017, 04:30:00 UTC

This is quite awesome! I'll have to watch for it to appear in Houston, hopefully it will. :)

ellakite April 2 2017, 20:47:31 UTC

If not, you could always take a trip to Philly...

I'm glad you enjoyed the piece. Thanks for the feedback!

tonithegreat March 29 2017, 13:27:13 UTC

One of my biggest regrets from my Europe trip of long ago is not seeing the Rodin museum in Paris. It's great to hear that there is a Philli option!

ellakite April 2 2017, 20:46:33 UTC

As I mentioned in the piece, the museum in Philadelphia is the largest collection of the Rodin's works outside of Paris. That being said, it's relatively small; you can see the entire collection in a single afternoon. Still, there are plenty of other things to see in Philly, so I would recommend you take the trip.

Thanks for the feedback!

murielle March 29 2017, 15:46:26 UTC

We had the Rodin exhibition here in our museum several years ago, fortunately I was able to see it. The Gates of Hell were very small, as was The Thinker, and The Kiss, but to me the most impressive was his Balzac, probably because it was huge and imposing, and though it was not the center piece of the exhibit, its size made it so.

Wonderfully reflective piece on the perfect take on this prompt.

ellakite April 2 2017, 20:44:31 UTC

You must have seen a scaled-down reproduction of THE GATES OF HELL, as the final full-sized work is 20 feet tall and could hardly be described "small". However, the versions of THE THINKER and THE KISS you describe were likely the size that Rodin originally designed for the full-sized version of THE GATES OF HELL; however, Rodin also scaled THE THINKER and THE KISS up to "monumental" size, and there are multiple copies of the huge versions all around the globe. Hopefully you'll have the opportunity to see them with your own eyes some day.

Thanks for the feedback!

roina_arwen March 29 2017, 19:46:55 UTC

Cool photos, and a fun take on the topic! :)

ellakite April 2 2017, 20:38:40 UTC

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!