In this sculpture you feel the pain and sorrow that is being depicted. The woman is a representation of the women of Karyai who were sculpted holding up buildings in the place of pillars. This Karyai has fallen and she is weak. The rock is supported only by her shoulder which is being held up with all the strength she has left. She is sitting on the ground with her body as tightly compact as possible to help ease the weight of the stone. Her neck is tilted to the side to emphasize that she can no longer hold the boulder on her head. The only free hand she has is gripped around her opposite arm, fingers clenched, trying to help support the strength thats left in her arm. Between her hand and the rock is a cloth that helps protect her hand. The color is a very dark broze that makes you feel sympathy for the woman. The texture is smooth around the womans body but rough around the stone. You can almost feel the sense of unity with this piece of artwork.
I think the purpose of this piece was to show how women keep prevailing no matter how much weight is on their shoulders. The woman may appear to be tired but she will never give up until the end. Women have been criticized for not being able to hold the work load that men can and I think this sculpture represents how men keep holding it over our heads until we have nothing left. No one can do everything on their own no matter how hard they try. Eventually we will all fall down without a little help. I think this piece did a very good job of representing a woman's determination. It shows the hardships women still go through in today's society.
Rodin seems to have relished the unpredictability of this process and the manner in which it dissolves three-dimensional forms into vaporous near-abstractions that recall the work of his friend Carriere
Title: In Rodin's Studio: A photographic record of sculpture in the making
Author: John Tancock
Source: The Burlington Magazine, pp. 45-46
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