A French sculptural practice, associated especially with Rodin, in which previously created figures or fragments are reused, recombined, repeated, or altered to generate a new composition.
A French sculptural practice, associated especially with Rodin, in which previously created figures or fragments are reused, recombined, repeated, or altered to generate a new composition. The method treats the sculptor’s existing repertory of forms as material for further invention.
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