Constantin Brâncuși, born on 19 February 1876, will be carried with pride, endlessly, in the hearts of Romanians. We bow once more before his mastery and thank him for the remarkable way in which he wove Romanian values into world culture.
Brâncuși is one of the few great artists a primary-school child grasps without lengthy explanation. His sculpture starts from shapes anyone recognises — an egg, a column, a bird reduced to its own movement — and it is precisely that simplicity that makes the work unforgettable. A child looking at a bird of which only the upward surge remains understands, without being told, that art is not about copying what you see but about keeping what matters. It is the best possible answer to the belief, very common at this age, that a piece of work is only good if it looks exactly like the real thing.
The second lesson is about patience. Brâncuși polished at length, came back, started again. In an age when everything is done quickly, the example of a man who works for months on the same shape until it comes out exactly as he imagined it is worth a great deal.
And the third is about roots: an artist who left a village in Gorj and changed sculpture the world over, carrying with him what he had seen at home.
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