Word: polycleitus
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Dates: during 1934-1934
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...persistent concern with the exterior characteristics of nature which has governed later European art does not interest the savage. It is the idea, such as he envisions it, that is, of dominating importance. Artistically, this quality of the inner idea is far removed from that of Greek sculptors like Polycleitus and Lysippus, but is nearer to the spirit of the Chinese Hsieh Ho, to whom inner quality and rhythmic vitality was a necessity for any worthy art. The obvious exaggeration and distortion, which appear to be a part of the search for this inner idea, have, of course, had their...
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