The Kiss Vs Gnaw Analysis

The Kiss v. Gnaw “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see” (Edgar Degas). There are hundreds of artworks in progress right now, all around the world, and every single one of these pieces have a common goal, as all art does, which is to communicate. An artist aspires to express themselves and their ideas to others through their work, therefore every piece they make tends to have some underlying, or obvious, meaning for their viewer to interpret. The Kiss and Gnaw share the same goal as well. These pieces express different perceptions of one subject, which is love. First, The Kiss is sculpture by Auguste Rodin, made entirely of white marble. It was created in 1886-1898 and is located in Musée Rodin, Paris. Originally, the subjects of this sculpture were based on fictional characters from Dante’s Divine Comedy, Francesca and Paolo. The lovers that were slain by Francesca’s husband, Paolo’s brother, after he witnessed them kissing. The sculpture was, at first, made to become a part of another piece by Rodin, The Gates of Hell, but upon completion Rodin decided that the happiness and sensuality depicted in The Kiss didn’t fit into the theme of The Gates of Hell, eventually making it into an

Every work of art expresses an idea or opinion for the viewer to interpret, and many topics have different views. The two pieces that have been discussed, The Kiss and Gnaw, both communicate different perspectives of love. The Kiss conveys love as being deeply emotional, filled with passion, sensuality, and intimacy, while the Gnaw shows love as society has made it, materialistic. It shows our cultural views on beauty, self-image, and the use of substitutes for love and affection. These are two different views on love, by two different artists, made at two different times, for two different reasons, but both communicate, express an opinion, and are viewed and interpreted by hundreds of people to this