This the first Sculpture that I have seen in the book that the people are happy. The Ladies that are dancing around the man are all smiling. The piece was carved by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Within it, Carpeaux used mythical symbolism to show the theme of uninhabited Dionysian revelry. The most important thing about the sculpture is that Carpeaux refused to idealize the figure's physical structure. This went against the Neoclassical way of creating sculptures. So the French academic art moved more towards the realistic side.
I think that this sculpture is a good example of why we do not have as many sculptures of people in public areas. Artists have moved more towards the realistic idea of art, which brings a problem for those people who are having a sculpture created after them. People do not like to see the real view of themselves because it can show their flaws.
I like this sculpture also in that Carpeaux made them look more realistic and natural than was previously done. I wish there sculpture was more popular because it forces the public to see one piece in many different ways. I think that if the public could see more things like this on a daily basis and not photoshopped pictures in magazines and tv then we would be a better culture as a whole.
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