Head with lead eyes at Musée Zadkine, Paris, France

This head, with its so-called "lead eyes", takes its name from the metal with which the eyes were originally inlaid, and which today has disappeared. It is emblematic of his work of the post-war years. With this austere-looking head, Zadkine pushes stylization of form to its extremes. Simplification of planes. The removal of certain details and disproportionality of those retained (the protuberance of the skull which has turned into a helmet, the elongation of the bridge of the nose, the flattening of the face, the geometrization of the eyebrow arch and the exaggeration of the naso-labial fold). Here, Zadkine's art is very close to that of Modigliani. The two artists knew each other well. It is not an art of mimesis based on the imitation of nature, but on the free reconstruction of form, of invention. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这件带有所谓“铅眼”的头部雕塑，其名称源自最初镶嵌眼部的金属材质，如今该金属已佚失。它是艺术家战后创作的标志性作品。这件风格冷峻的头部雕塑，将形式风格化推向极致：平面化处理形体、删减部分细节，且保留的元素比例失调——例如颅骨隆起化作头盔状、鼻梁被拉长、面部趋于扁平化、眉弓呈现几何化造型，鼻唇褶皱亦被刻意夸大。此作中，雕塑家扎德基恩的艺术风格与莫迪利亚尼颇为相近，两位艺术家私交甚笃。其创作并非基于自然模仿的写实主义，而是依托形式的自由重构与创意再造。 本展品为“扫描全球（Scan The World）”项目的组成部分。“扫描全球”是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性公益计划，旨在打造涵盖全球各地可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术作品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取。该项目为开源社区共建项目，若您身边拥有值得分享的有趣藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。