S Curve (art)

S Curve (art)

The S Curve is a traditional art concept in Ancient Greek sculpture and Roman sculpture where the figure's body and posture is depicted like a sinuous or serpentine "S". It is related to and is an extension of the art term of contrapposto which is when a figure is depicted slouching or placing one's weight and thus center of gravity to one side. However, as the S Curve is more encomposing of the entire body, it is therefore considered to be a more advanced technical development of the Contrapposto.


The_Venus de Milo depicts a S- Curve body shape
Kritios Boy thus it is a contrapposto.

ee also

*Contrapposto
*Art in ancient Greece
*Classical sculpture


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