Variations of Contrapposto! The same basic torso tilt can be the core of many different poses. 😃⁠ ⁠ 'Contrapposto is based on counter angles, with most of the weight being on one leg and the other acting as the support. So, while keeping this in mind, there is a lot of room to play around with variations, even with the same torso tilt.' - Art of Warren Louw⁠ ⠀⁠ This tip and many, MANY more on the subject of figure drawing are from our popular course 'Anatomy & Gesture' by the fantastic Warren L

Revisiting his earlier works "Walk with Contrapposto" (1968) and “Contrapposto Studies, i through vii” (2015-16), "Contrapposto Split" (2017) is his newest video work on view in #BruceNauman: Disappearing Acts, created especially for this exhibition. Using 3-D video technology, the video was shot with a specialized camera and a Hollywood film crew, using today’s state-of-the-art equipment to depict him and his studio as a high-definition mirage. See this work to full effect at MoMA PS1 through F

Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies⁣⁣ ⁣ Apre oggi a Punta della Dogana la grande mostra “Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies” dedicata al grande artista americano #BruceNauman.⁣ ⁣ Un’esperienza immersiva nella ricerca artistica di Bruce Nauman: installazioni sonore, video e performance tracciano il percorso con opere inedite e opere storiche del Maestro americano.⁣ ⁣ La mostra è aperta tutti i giorni, tranne il martedì, dalle 10 alle 19.⁣⁣ Info e Biglietti -> palazzograssi.it Video: MACO Film&Comm

🚶🏻🚶🏻🚶🏻🚶🏻“Contrapposto Studies, i through vii” (2015-16), finds the artist on familiar ground, retracing the steps of his “Walk with Contrapposto” (1968). That early video was Nauman’s riff on a classical sculptural pose, designed to enliven static figures and lend the body a pleasing curve. A stationary camera filmed young Nauman pacing his first corridor piece, swinging his hips from side to side. Nearly 50 years later, the newer work again shows him walking the length of his studio dre