L Disc Thrower
Myrons discus thrower reached a new peak in the
development of gesture and movement. The intense,
yet credible, motion is expressed in static terms
by Myrons sculpture. Movement is the physical
expression of action, vivid and immediate, but
not so fleeting that it defies rational analysis.
Patterns isolated within continual movement convey
the whole nature of transition. This brings Rhythmos,
or rational order to motion. Myrons work achieves
this through the fine composition of the Discus
Thrower. The limbs balance one another in a complex
pattern of forms, with bisecting curves creating
the feeling of a taut bow ready to explode. The
pose suggests a winding and unwinding tension
of the body emphasizing the discus thrower's probable
trajectory. With the Discobolus we see the physical
expression of natural mutability, and a new significance
attached to human force and action attributed
to Myrons classic art..
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