Third Book: Chloe Embraces Daphne (Chloe embrasse Daphnis) Possibly 1937

This is Aristide Maillol’s "Third Book: Chloe Embraces Daphne," and it looks like it was made with ink on paper. Just look at the way the lines describe the figures; it’s all about process, a kind of dance between the eye and the hand. I love the texture of the paper; it's almost like canvas and the delicate warmth of the ink. The color makes you feel like you are basking in the sun. Maillol uses line in such a way that it feels both gentle and sure, kind of how you might feel about love. The faces of the figures are simple and you get the feeling that they are embracing so tightly that the other details don’t matter. Maillol was a sculptor too and you can see how he reduces form to its essence, just like the way Brancusi did. It’s cool to think about how artists keep talking to each other across time; about the body, about love, about what it means to be alive, and never really give a straight answer.