Discobolus

Inspired by the famed Diskobolus of Myron from the 5th century B.C.E., Valentine’s Diskobolus amplifies the tightly-wound pose of the discuss thrower with it’s bulging and fluid musculature. The mirrored stainless steel effaces emotion and strain from the figure to a far greater degree than the original. At the same time though, the figure is re-humanized as it reflects back the viewer’s own face and body.

Year

2012

Material

Mirrored Finish Stainless Steel (1’ SS 304)

Scale

5’ x 6’ x2.5’

Row 1 / The Discobolus, NSC

Row 2 / Diskobolus of Myron 5th century B.C

Row 3 / Discobolus Fabrication, HV Studio

Row 4 / Installation 1, HV Studio

Row 5 / Installation 2, HV Studio

Row 6-7 / The Discobolus in exhibition, NSC