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[[Image:Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble sculpture 'Ugolino and his Sons', Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble sculpture 'Ugolino and his Sons', Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |
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[[Image:Chris-Taylor-on-CNNNN.jpg|200px|thumb|Chris Taylor on [[CNNNN]]]] |
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[[Image:Jean-Baptiste_Carpeaux_La_Danse.jpg|thumb|right|400px|La Danse (The Dance), Opera Garnier in Paris]] |
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'''Chris Thornton Taylor''' (born 1974) is an [[Australia]]n television and radio comedian. As a member of [[The Chaser]] team, he is best known for his role on satirical [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] television shows [[CNNNN]] and [[The Chaser's War on Everything]]. He formerly co-hosted the [[drive]] radio show [[Today Today]] on [[Triple J]] with fellow Chaser member [[Craig Reucassel]]. |
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'''Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux''' ([[May 11]], [[1827]], [[Valenciennes]] –[[October 12]], [[1875]], [[Courbevoie]]) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under [[François Rude]]. Carpeaux won the [[Prix de Rome]] in [[1854]], and moving to [[Rome]] to find inspiration, he there studied the works of [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], [[Donatello]] and [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]. Staying in Rome from [[1854]] to [[1861]], he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of [[baroque art]]. In [[1861]] he made a bust of [[Mathilde Bonaparte|Princess Mathilde]], and this later brought him several commissions from [[Napoleon III]]. He worked at the pavilion of [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], and the [[Opéra Garnier]]. His group La Danse (the Dance, [[1869]]), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency. |
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He worked as a TV news reporter for [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Melbourne before moving back to Sydney to work for [[The Chaser (newspaper)|The Chaser's newspaper]] full time. After critically acclaimed stints on the ABC with [[The Election Chaser]] and two series of [[CNNNN]], Taylor united with fellow Chaser [[Craig Reucassel]] to present the [[Triple J]] Drive slot, [[Today Today]]. Taylor also wrote and voiced a weekly Coma FM sketch, satirising the format and style of commercial radio.<ref name="Syd Herald 2004a">{{cite news |first= Sue |last= Javes |title= Merry Pranksters |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= John Fairfax Holdings Limited|date= [[2004-04-26]]}}</ref> The two took a break from presenting the show in 2004 to work on the [[Logie Award]]-winning election special, [[The Chaser Decides]]. He left Triple J at the end of 2005 to return to television on [[The Chaser's War on Everything]] in 2006. |
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He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|America]] and [[Africa]], and it was [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin. |
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The Chaser team produced 26 episodes of [[The Chaser's War on Everything]] for the ABC, in which Taylor appears as one of several hosts. He is also the program's script editor. |
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== Sculptures by Carpeaux == |
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In one skit on [[The Chaser's War on Everything]], Taylor supposedly made a guest appearance on ''[[Sunrise (TV program)|Sunrise]]'', a morning talk show on Channel 7. He said he had a surprise announcement for his wife and ended up yelling a profane statement down the camera, begging her to get out of his life. The appearance of authenticity of this clip made it appear as though the segment went live to air on ''Sunrise'', but in fact it only ever appeared on [[The Chaser's War on Everything]]. Taylor and the hosts admitted it was a staged event, filmed on the Sunrise set after one of their shows. A clip of this segment has become an internet phenomenon and been sent via email all around the world.<ref name="Daily Tele 2006a">{{cite news | author =Marcus Casey | coauthors = Sarrah Le Marquand |title= Broadcast News |work= Daily Telegraph |publisher= News Ltd. |date= [[2006-05-31]]}}</ref><ref name="The Age 2006a">{{cite news | author =Ian Porter | coauthors = Stephen McMahon |title= Full Disclosure |work= The Age |publisher= John Fairfax Holdings Limited |date= [[2006-05-26]]}}</ref> |
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* Ugolin et ses fils - [[Ugolino della Gherardesca|Ugolino]] and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]])[[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000009025.html]] with versions in other museums including the [[Musée d'Orsay]] |
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Taylor also occasionally co-hosts the radio program [[Today Today#Bloody Sunday|Bloody Sunday]] on Triple J with Reucassel. |
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* The Dance (commissioned for the [[Palais Garnier|Opera Garnier]]) |
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* Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - [[Naples|Neapolitan]] Fisherboy - in the [[Louvre]], [[Paris]] [[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000034255.html]] |
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* Girl with Shell |
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* [[Antoine Watteau]] monument, [[Valenciennes]] |
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==Neapolitan Fisherboy== |
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Taylor has written a play called "''Dead Caesar''" which premiered at the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] on [[1 February]] [[2007]]. The play is a musical comedy based on the life of Julius Caesar, featuring original music composed by fellow Chaser member [[Andrew Hansen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/performance.asp?pID=224|title=Sydney Theatre Company - Dead Caesar|accessdate=2007-01-23}}</ref> |
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Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of ''Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille'', the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the [[French Academy]] while a student in [[Rome]]. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for [[Napoleon III]]'s empress, [[Eugénie de Montijo|Eugènie]]. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington D.C.]] |
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During the 2007 TV Week Logies, Taylor and Reucassel were forced to leave by security guards after trying to do a sketch for The War. The Chaser had been under heavy surveillance during the night. Their footage and cameras were confiscated, but later returned to the team the following Monday<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21697810-10388,00.html|title=Chased, checked, chastened|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> |
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Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study. |
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==References== |
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Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to [[Naples]]. |
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* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/11/1049567869118.html The thrill of the chase] |
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*[http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=rs_display_res&critere=jean+baptiste+carpeaux&operator=AND&nbToDisplay=5&langue=fr A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)] |
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[[Category:The Chaser members|Taylor, Chris]] |
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*[http://www.insecula.com/contact/A005511_oeuvre_1.html A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French;] it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page) |
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[[Category:Australian radio personalities|Taylor, Chris]] |
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*[http://www.studiolo.org/MMA-Ugolino/Ugolino.htm A page analysing Carpeaux's ''Ugolino'', with numerous illustrations] |
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[[Category:Living people|Taylor, Chris]] |
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[[Category:French sculptors|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]] |
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (May 11, 1827, Valenciennes –October 12, 1875, Courbevoie) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under François Rude. Carpeaux won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and Verrocchio. Staying in Rome from 1854 to 1861, he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of baroque art. In 1861 he made a bust of Princess Mathilde, and this later brought him several commissions from Napoleon III. He worked at the pavilion of Flora, and the Opéra Garnier. His group La Danse (the Dance, 1869), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency.
He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of Asia, Europe, America and Africa, and it was Emmanuel Frémiet who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin.
Sculptures by Carpeaux
- Ugolin et ses fils - Ugolino and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)[[1]] with versions in other museums including the Musée d'Orsay
- The Dance (commissioned for the Opera Garnier)
- Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - Neapolitan Fisherboy - in the Louvre, Paris [[2]]
- Girl with Shell
- Antoine Watteau monument, Valenciennes
Neapolitan Fisherboy
Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille, the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the French Academy while a student in Rome. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for Napoleon III's empress, Eugènie. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study.
Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to Naples.
External links
- A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)
- A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French; it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page)
- A page analysing Carpeaux's Ugolino, with numerous illustrations