The sculpture was made by Auguste Rodin in 1880. He was from France.It is made of bronze melted with marble. Its weight is around
At first, the sculpture was made for a representation of the characters of de Divine Comedy and it was originally named The Poet. The thinker was supposed to be Dante meditating his life and his past, in front of the Gates of Hell.
The Thinker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker
El Pensador de Rodín. http://www.swingalia.com/escultura/el-pensador-de-rodin.php
Reinterpretation
It is obvious that The Thinker is a sculpture related to the thoughts and meditating. But I want to believe that this goes deeper, that is not about superficial things, no materials. I think that it has more to do with the feelings and of what a person has to live everyday.
What I was trying to make was a Brain Tree. It is a tree but with a brain instead of leaves. For me, it represents all the power of the imagination, all the things that make you think. This goes for the feelings too.
I put the brain on a base of a tree because it represents for me in some way, the rational thoughts. Like putting your feet in the ground, and think about of what is real. Think of what its really worth of thinking.
