Rodin’s wild works electrified the art of ancient Greece, Bruegel gave ice-skating an apocalyptic undertow and the Summer Exhibition got a stunning makeover from Grayson Perry British Museum, London This awe-inspiring encounter between the first modern sculptor and the classical artists he revered set off so many ideas, emotions and epic time travelling connections that it was like being injected with distilled aesthetic essence. I saw the art of ancient Greece with new eyes – Rodin’s eyes. His passion for its myths and sensuality made for an electrifying rediscovery of what great art is. Continue reading...
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