SHIJUN ART JOURNEY: January 2018

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Rodin "The Human Experience" Jepson Center, Savannah, GA

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) was deeply inspired by tradition yet rebelled against its idealized forms, introducing innovative practices that paved the way for modern sculpture.

Monumental Head of Jean D'Aire

The Burghers of Calais (Background).

His genius was to express inner truths of the human psyche, and his gaze penetrated beneath the external appearance of the world. Exploring this realm beneath the surface.

The Gates of Hell (Back Wall). Rodin sculpted a universe of great passion and tragedy, a world of imagination that exceeded the mundane reality of everyday existence.

The hallmarks of Rodin's style—his affinity for the partial figure, his focus on formal qualities and relationships rather than on narrative structure, and his desire to retain the marks of the sculptural process on his finished works—were revolutionary in his time.

'Three Faunesses' by Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin, Torso

Large Hand of a Pianist, Auguste Rodin

When I was young I learned a lot about the perception of modern art from studying Rodin, the power of sculpture and how deeply moving it can be.

Jepson Center, Savannah, GA

Savannah, GA

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Illustration for Children's book Wally & Filbert

I am honored to have corroborated as an illustrator with my amazingly talented writer and friend Alizah Anne Kaite on her recent book "Filbert and Wally, Chattahoochee Daydreams" a children's book. Here is a link for info: http://www.filbertandwally.com/

Original book cover painting by Shijun Munns

Back cover of "Wally & Filbert, Chattahoochee Day Dreams"

A small collection of some of my drawings for
"Wally & Filbert, Chattahoochee Day Dreams"

Alizah with me during a show and tell at a local school.

Wally is the Barred Owl and Filbert is a green Georgia Tree Frog. A barred owl and a tree frog learn about true friendship and self-awareness while hamming it up along the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. If you are interested in more information about this book click here https://www.filbertandwally.com/