classic struggle

there is just something awesome about carvings in stone. im not sure if i just appreciate the process behind carving or if it is the final look of the media, or even both. the sculpture sampson and the liion by gleb derujinsky is just phenominal. it is nice to be able to see some sculpture of the human form in the midst of todays very conceptual contemporary art. the smooth flow of the piece and all the detail of the muscles are crazy. the fact that someone can work and smooth stone to show that much movement is insane. this also has some meaning to me because i feel like i am sometimes in a struggle between my old self and the one of me trying to grow. sometimes i feel like i really try to fight off growth because im scared or vulnerable and other times i just let it consume me. but it is always a struggle the same way there will be struggle between man and animal.