A statue done in 450BC by Myron is known as 'Discobus" and survives only in Roman copies. This statue shows a dramatic break from the archaic tradition of stiff, very frontal statues like the 'Kouros". Myron depicts an athelete in the midst of action, one can see the concentrated force and tension in the action. This piece is in a Transitional era of art, motion is depicted but in only one plane.
Believe it or not, it is called discus throwing.
There's an Israeli discus thrower with that surname...
Abstract art and expressionism are two characteristics of modern art. Other modern art characteristics include minimal art, pop art, surrealism, cubism, and expressionism.
The characteristics were the lights and dark of the art, also Baroque art included models with twisted bodies with uncontrolled poses.
The Discobolus, or Discus Thrower, was a statue created, not invented, by Myron of Eleutherae, an Athenian sculpter who worked between 480 and 440 BC. The original was lost but it is known to us from the many copies made by the Romans.
the sculpture is created in an athletic stance which is part of movement
Michael Robertson - discus thrower - was born in 1983.
Believe it or not, it is called discus throwing.
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Myron
è the discus thrower statue reveals a taste for grace and form in a nude male athlete. It also seems to support athletic involvement.
Myron
discus thrower
A discus is a very heavy stone that was thrown by men. The discus was an indicator of great strength and heroism.
Beatrice Faumuina is a former discus thrower from New Zealand.
There's an Israeli discus thrower with that surname...