So said John Lennon. As we continue with St. Louis sculpture, who better to personify love than Eros, Greek god of the same? Igor Mitoraj's Eros Bendato
(Eros Bound) is probably the most popular sculpture in Citygarden. The
plinth is a gently sloping circle with water trickling down the surface. The head is hollow - you can climb inside through the neck and kids can peek
out through the eyes. It looks like something natural - sort of.
But then you
have to try to understand it. Was Eros bandaged or were his eyes and
mouth deliberately covered at another time? Is it about repression of
vision and speech, injury or perhaps death of love? And what's with that
notch in the neck? And why are the eyes empty? (Greek sculpture used
plain spheres for eyes. The Romans introduced carved irises and pupils.
This is neither.)
I'm just askin'.
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