Figura che si piega all'indietro','pt

Oskar Schlemmer

1931

Figura che si piega all'indietro','pt by Oskar Schlemmer, 1931

Oskar Schlemmer treated the human body like a piece of architecture, and this 1931 sketch shows exactly what he meant. The figure bends backwards in a sweeping curve, looking less like flesh and blood and more like a wireframe sculpture or a puppet in motion. As a master at the famous Bauhaus school, Schlemmer was obsessed with the 'Triadic Ballet,' where dancers wore geometric costumes that turned them into walking shapes. This drawing feels like a blueprint for one of those performances, capturing the elegance of a body trying to become a perfect, abstract form.

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