Description:
figure on hands with head up and legs curved up over head doing a back flip on a square base; woman; theater; leisure/recreation
Label Text:
"I employ no other line than the curve, which possesses freshness and force. I compose these curves so as to bring them in accord or in opposition to one another. In that way I obtain the life of form, i.e. harmony." Elie Nadleman
Elie Nadelman's graceful sculptural abstractions of human and animal figures were a significant influence on early 20th century European artists. In "Acrobat", an abstracted representation of a human body in motion, Nadelman captures a pose that is both anticipatory and complete - a movement frozen in time. The body is balanced and grounded even while the feet are above the head. The bow tie gives a playful cast to the sculpture.
Nadelman grew up in Warsaw, Poland, and went first to Munich then to Paris in search of a progressive artistic environment. He moved to the United States in 1914.
Tags:
men; abstract Subjects:
Men; Art, Abstract; Bronze Link to share this object record:
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