A Right Honourable piece of work

Dear Reader

Hello from the homepage of FX4Charity. A brilliant new way for people making foreign payments (fx) to donate to charity (4Charity). Anyway, just launched, I tagged along as Lindsay (Creative) and Amanda (Client Services) were lording it, quite literally at the House of Lords, on launch day. Talking with all the really good people in the Third Sector, and L having her picture taken with the other founding members (see below second left, with dodgy sleeves) in Victoria Park, I snook round the other side to look at something equally historic, a Rodin.

For anyone not up on this genius let me indulge you (on this piece specifically). In 1884 AR was commissioned to create a monument that became The Burghers of Calais, see pic.
St-Pierre has such determination and poise. He holds the key to the city, and around his neck is the rope prescribed by the conquerors. Another figure, with his head buried in his hands, is close by on the right (you need to be there to see it all and there are others around, the original is in Calais if you’re going that way). These two men illustrate the greatest contrast of feeling in the group. By putting them together Rodin achieves thunderous power. To compose six different figures into a single unified piece, Rodin cuts them into three pairs, each pair differing from the other and yet tied to the others in rhythmic movement. The spaces between the figures are also varied and show the relationship of volumes in space. But Reader just look at the detail! Rodin had an amazing ability to show feeling through facial expression and hands, he seemed to be able to express internal depth through external features. He cut the hollows of the face heavily to get strong shadows, and his textured surfaces catch the light and heighten the sense of life and movement.

I quickly resumed my position at the eats table and enjoyed the remains of the day immensely.
For more info
http://www.fx4charity.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burghers_of_Calais