This sculpture is titled "Marble Statue of a Discus Thrower" created by famous sculptor Myron in Greece around 5th century BCE.(1) I particularly like this piece because it shows how athletic competition has remained the same over history. The creator of this was most likely either a fan of athletic competition or an athlete himself. You can see the detail of the human body as the subject attempts his throw. This first thing anyone thinks of when they see this is ancient Greece and the Olympic games. Which shows how great the piece is, when it can take you somewhere beyond the obvious.
I uploaded this image to compare. Mostly because you can directly see how accurate the detail in the sculpture was when comparing to the photo. Not to mention this is probably one of the best images I've ever seen. You have to think that the discus thrower would have done this same thing to his competitor if necessary. Any Golden State Warrior fan is brought back to that exact moment whenever they see this image. Which again, like the sculpture, brings emotion beyond the actual image.
I enjoy how you tied together sports as I'm a huge sports fan myself. I agree with what you say about the discus thrower, about how he would ahve done the same thing in the basketball game. Today, those amazing shots are mainly seen in Sports Illustrated in the front, not longer carved out of marble.
ReplyDeleteNice comparison, I would have not thought of comparing basketball action shots to this sculpture. I would have compared it to today's discus thrower. Still a great comparison.
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