I am romanian, born in Romania, living in Romania.

I am fully agree with your point of view ( or more than that, your feelings ) about Brancusi.

Hope to hear about you.

That having been said, my personal opinion is that Brancusi’s work is more of a spiritual metaphor for life than a monument to the fallen soldiers of World War I, though that is also a perfectly valid interpretation.

Environmental sculpture is another aspect of modern art where Brancusi pioneered, and “The Hero’s Journey” can be experienced either by going from the Endless Column through the Gate of the Kiss to the Table of Silence, or the other way around–going from the Table of silence through the Gate of The Kiss to the Endless Column.

The Table of Silence is located in a quiet park above the town. It is the centerpiece of a shady environment that is conducive to meditation and contemplation. When I was there it was actually possible for me to sit on the stone stools and experience their coolness and solidity. The environment is–and how original of me!–womb-like.

One walks from the Table of Silence down a pathway to the Gate of the Kiss a short distance away. The symbolic meaning of the Gate of the Kiss is well-known and given away by the name, but what one experiences after leaving the Gate of the Kiss is to descend into the bustling and noisy life of the living town below. Again–how original of me–it is like being born.

One goes through the town like just as one goes through one’s own life. I don’t think it is any accident that the community’s major church is in a direct line between the Gate of the Kiss and The Endless Column. If you visit, you will be presented, as I was, with the choice of either going through the church or around it.

Finally you come to the Endless column, where Brancusi’s third monumental sculpture looms over its circular plaza like the contrail of a rocket that has just been launched skyward. Resembling carved columns from the porches of traditional Romanian houses, the impression of movement upward is as palpable as Brancusi’s “Flight,” also known as “Bird in Space.”

And, as I said, it is equally valid to take the journey in the opposite direction. I leave that to the reader’s imagination and highly recommend the experience to anyone who enjoys experiencing art.