by: Kevin Behnke, Lynette Lewis, Liam Stamm-Walsh
At the Brooklyn Museum, our group wandered around aimlessly, until we saw “The Wolf Within.” We were immediately blown away by this sculpture, which we felt truly captured one facet of human emotion. Our analysis that night relied heavily on the pure physical of this piece. There were many little details that we noticed, like the war paint on his face, and the half-tucked, half untucked shirt, all of which we speculated what symbolic meaning it could possibly embody. In addition, we tied in cultural references (e.g “The Wolf of Wall Street” film) that came to mind when examining this work of art. We didn’t however, discuss more formal properties, like the marble and bronze utilized, or the art form of sculpting in general. If we had more time, we would most certainly discuss the aforementioned properties, in addition to the “1986” that appears not only in the “Wolf Within”, but in practically all of Faile’s other works as well. As a group, we would also like to examine the sculpture’s placement in the Museum too: why was one entire floor dedicated to Faile? Did he makes these works specifically for the Museum? In short, there are many questions we still have, and if we had more time, we would most certainly strive to find answers.
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