14 DAY TRIAL // On February 19th, 1876, one of the most well-known Romanian sculptors, Constantin Brâncuşi, was born. Today, Google celebrates his anniversary with a dedicated doodle which displays seven of his creations.
This new Google doodle celebrates 135 years since the artist was born in Hobița, Romania, then going to Munich, then to Paris to complete the studies that would make him the famous personality that he later became.
He died at the age of 81, on March 16, 1957, in Paris, and tourists visiting this town can have access to a reconstruction of Brâncuşi's studio located close to the Pompidou Centre, in the rue Rambuteau.
Unlike the traditional way of designing doodles, this time the sculptures chosen by Google do not represent the exact spelling of Google, being rather vague.
However, this should not come as a surprise considering Brâncuşi's works are essentially symbolic and any homage brought to him is bound to follow the same direction.
The carvings selected to become a part of the doodle are also some of the most famous works he created: Prometheus, Leda, The Newborn, Sleeping Muse, Mademoiselle Pogany, Bird in Space and The Kiss (as they are displayed to form "Google").
This prominent figure of modern sculpture created about 215 carvings made out of a wide range of materials, including wood, marble, bronze or limestone.
This mixture of materials can also be detected within the new doodle, since the Sleeping Muse is made out of marble, The Kiss was carved in stone, whereas for Bird in Space brass was used.
Brâncuşi relied on polished bronze to create The Newborn. Bronze was also used to produce Leda, which is now hosted at The Art Institute of Chicago.
Other famous museums that currently house Brâncuşi's sculptures are Museum of Modern Art (New York), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia) and the National Museum of Art of Romania (Bucharest).