One of Michelangelo's two best sculptures is the Pieta, which he made at the age of 24, and the other is the David sculptures he made at the age of 26. They are recognised as the masterpieces of Renaissance sculpture.
These two sculptures, which are examples of how life and emotion can be added even to a block of marble, also give clues about Michelangelo's view of man.
When he was asked how he made these masterpieces, he said:
I see a perfect and simple sculpture in every marble block, and I sculpt the hard walls that imprison it so that everyone can see it.
I think this answer perhaps reminds us of the question we should ask ourselves:
* So, can I see the simple and perfect me inside me?
* Can I sculpt the hard walls that imprison me?
* What should I chisel
away to reveal the me I desire?
* Are there things I can really give up, or do I prefer to hold on to them?
Michelangelo said this while making his famous David sculpture:
I created a vision of David in my imagination and carved out everything that was not David.
This raises the following questions for me.
*Have I been able to reveal my own vision?
*Can I leave out what does not belong to my vision?
If you have noticed, we understand that what Michelangelo says is that there is a clear and solid image that he first imagined in his imagination. And then the excesses he sculpted to reach it.
*So can we determine this clear and solid image for ourselves?
*What is the "I" in our imagination?
*Are we ready for what we will chisel to reach it?
*What are the obstacles to reach it?
*How can we chisel away those obstacles?
While writing this topic, a proverb came to my mind, which is very beautiful but its explanation is usually wrong. "Goods are the chips of life."
Chips are the pieces that come out of the chipped, grated thing.
So as we chisel ourselves, I wonder where will we end up?
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