I Am Beautiful 1882

augusterodin

bronze, sculpture

allegories

statue

symbol

sculpture

bronze

charcoal drawing

sculptural image

possibly oil pastel

charcoal art

female-nude

unrealistic statue

portrait head and shoulder

sculpting

sculpture

charcoal

male-nude

statue

"I Am Beautiful" is a bronze sculpture created in 1882 by the renowned French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The piece depicts a man, likely representing the artist himself, struggling to free himself from a heavy, amorphous mass, possibly symbolizing the challenges of artistic creation. The sculpture's powerful, expressive form, typical of Rodin's mature style, highlights the tension between physicality and the emotional weight of human experience. "I Am Beautiful" embodies the struggle for artistic expression, a recurring theme in Rodin's work.