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Compare the Kiss and Love sculptures
Toni Truong, Mike Pham, Dung Vu
Class: 4A
Writing
Compare and Contrast Essay
10/13/2010
Words: 410
Page numbers: 2
The Kiss and Love “I see the light of love in your eyes. Love is forever” Love is a spiritual feeling that nobody can have a full definition. There are many ways to convey “love”. Obviously, these conveys are not only to make the love more understandable, but also to express the feeling of love. There are many more differences than similarities between two sculptures: “The Kiss” by August Rodin and “Love” by Robert Indiana. The first most important similarity between “Love” and “The Kiss” are very easily to understand when people look at these statues. Similarity, the sculpture Robert who had made “Love” statue want to express the purpose of love to everyone like the way August Rodin did. In the same way, both of two statues of Robert Indiana and August Rodin are shown up in the public places where people can see to make all of them be famous. The clearest difference between the two sculptures is the type of love. “The Kiss” conveys a specific love between the female and the male. It was carved to describe a couple was falling in love. In the other hand, “Love” is in general meaning. Right now, “Kiss” is located in the Museum Rodin in French where it can be saved and not affected by the bad weather while “Love” is sitting in the Civic Center Mall at the outside in the New York City, USA. The other difference between these statues is the feeling when people look at them. The first side which is the most attractive is their color. “Love” wears a red color which makes a strong sense. It lets us think about something sweet and passionate. However, red is a symbol of love. In the other hand, “The Kiss” is gray. It expresses the hopeless, sad, and despairing. Most important, the impact of these sculptures is also considered: “The Kiss” effects directly to the viewer and gives to people a notion about what they have just seen on the contrary. “Love” has

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