Large Discus Thrower Discobulus Statue

Myron's discus thrower reached a new peak in the development of gesture and movement. The intense, yet credible, motion is expressed in static terms by Myron's 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. Myron's 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 Myron's classic art..