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Karl Steavenson Attitude, like many of my sculptures, was inspired by the mechanics of human movement, body language, and the expressive ways in which people carry themselves. It is one of a series of pieces that emphasize bala nce, movement, the activation of negative space, and other formal relationships inherent in dance. Limestone, because of its fine texture and color, is a good material for expressing the important relationship between the dancer’s physical strength and elegance. Although the word attitude refers to body posture in general, this piece was named after a specific ballet pose which as reportedly modeled after the mannerist sculptor Giovanni Bologna’s bronze sculpture Mercury (c.1576). |
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