Lost in Thought - After Rodin Sculpture

This piece is part of an exhibition, Getting Under the Skin, currently showing at the Westminster Arts Reference Library situated in London’s West End just behind the National Gallery. The show features 10 famous works of art reimagined by Field and Young as taxidermy tableaux to reflect the Library’s vast art and design collection. Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” was originally conceived in 1881 as a bronze sculpture, measuring merely 70 cm tall, of a muscular man crouched pensively. It was intended to represent the figure of Dante, the poet of the Divine Comedy at the Gates of Hell. By 1904, The Thinker and his athletic physique grew to a height of 180 cm and the symbolic juxtaposition of a man lost in his head despite the remarkable strength of his flesh became one of the most celebrated sculptures in art. Field and Young’s furry, naked philosopher, at a diminutive 40 cm, aims to illustrate how the capacity for thought exists in all minds, though some may simply be pondering the whereabouts of a buried nut.

Multi-paneled Sculpture:Taxidermy on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 13.8 H x 7.9 D in

Number of Pieces:2

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