Another painted in Gheno's artist studio at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts on the Upper East Side. I placed her in a scene reminiscent of the season. I sculpted the form with flesh tones of varying hues, and worked very hard on establishing the correct proportions. She was a thin woman, and yet my tendency was to bulk her up. I especially like the contrapposto gesture of legs and hips, reminding me of the Greek statues of antiquity.
From Wikipedia: Contrapposto is an Italian term that means counterpose. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs. This gives the figure a more dynamic, or alternatively relaxed appearance. It can further encompass the tension as a figure changes from resting on a given leg to walking or running upon it (so-called ponderation). Contrapposto is less emphasized than the more sinuous S Curve.
From Wikipedia: Contrapposto is an Italian term that means counterpose. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs. This gives the figure a more dynamic, or alternatively relaxed appearance. It can further encompass the tension as a figure changes from resting on a given leg to walking or running upon it (so-called ponderation). Contrapposto is less emphasized than the more sinuous S Curve.
