Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Discobolus - Myron


Myron
Discobolus - c.450BC (copied c.140AD)
life size, marble

3 comments:

  1. Discobolus
    - no fist
    - in action
    - perfect human physique realistic
    - detail fingers and toes
    - weight distribution
    - muscular definition
    - idealism ( aspire to be like )
    - displays Greek culture and there worth and idols

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  2. Myron - Discuss

    Athlete in action. The veins, the muscles, the action.
    This is trying once again to have a more realistic sculpture for art.

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  3. Discobolus Myron:
    TAHLIA C
    - sculpted in action
    - artist had used abstract ideas for a more dynamic figure
    - more life like in the sense that you can see the detail ribs
    - very detailed in arms, sculptured with veins and muscles
    - idealism; aspiring to

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