Google is celebrating sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s 135th anniversary

Google is celebrating sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s 135th anniversary with a portrayal of his greatest works, including The Kiss, in its Doodle.

Brancusi was born in Romania in 1876 and studied in Bucharest before moving to Paris in 1904. He spent over 50 years in the French capital and died there in 1957.

He produced over 215 sculptures by the time of his death and went on to become one of the founding figures of modern sculpture. He is also said to be one of the most original artists the 20th century has seen, according to the Metro.

His works, particularly carvings, apparently brought abstractism and primivitism into the medium of sculpture for the first time. He worked with various materials, including limestone, marble, bronze and wood. His pieces were considered to be just as important as Pablo Picasso’s in establishing the modern art era.

Apart from Picasso, Brancusi had many other influential friends, including sculptor Auguste Rodin, Man Ray and Henri Rousseau.

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The Google corporate logo has been replaced by a Holiday Google Doodle on its homepage today.

The Google corporate logo has been replaced by a Holiday Google Doodle on its homepage today. The holiday “Google Doodle” will be in place until Christmas Day, December 25th!

The holiday inspired Google Doodle has taken a considerable amount of time to achieve and the artists behind the holiday Google doodle have been working since July to create the design. Michael Lopez, Google’s chief doodler and his team of five artists took a total of 250 hours spanning over five months to create the holiday Google doodle, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The holiday Google doodle has 17 framed illustrations that depict scenes from around the world. If you hover your mouse on any of the beautiful illustrations, they open up to real a full size image. Users can click through for a search page related to that image.

The Holiday Google doodle features St. Basil’s Cathedral, Up on the Housetop and other holiday images from around the globe. Check out the complete list of artwork in the Google doodle and enjoy!

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Have you checked out the Brancusi Kiss Google Doodle today?

Have you checked out the Brancusi Kiss Google Doodle today? It’s kind of hard to make out the Google letters on this one, and it’s definitely clever! Constantin Brancusi is honored with the Google Doodle today to celebrate his 135th birthday.

The Brancusi Google Doodle includes not only The Kiss, but also features a few more of his famous sculptures, Promethues Bound, Sleeping Muse, Mademoiselle Pogany, and Bird in Space.

Constantin Brancusi was one of the founders of modern sculpture, and is considered to be as important as Pablo Picasso as far as his influence on the art world goes.

What do you think of the Brancusi Kiss Google Doodle?

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February 19, 2011 Constantin Brancusi 135th Birthday Google Doodle

Constantin Brancusi was a sculptor who worked in bronze, marble, wood and stone. In his 81 years, his works include some 215 sculptures and over 1,000 photographs. Today Google marks his 135th birthday with this Doodle:
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The Doodle includes Brancusi's most famous works. Representing the famous Google letters: "Prometheus," "Newborn," "Sleeping Muse," "Mademoiselle Pogany," "Bird in Space" and "The Kiss."

The Brancusi Google Doodle appeared on nearly all of Google's sites world-wide, but not Google India, which sported a Cricket World Cup Doodle.

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