\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This sculpture was executed in 1913 by Umberto Boccioni, an Italian painter and sculptor who produced several other versions
of this subject over the same period, now in various Western museums.\par
The sculpture represents a man walking, a theme that Boccioni tackles by representing the movement through a sequence of surfaces.\par
The sense of dynamism is provided by the w
ay the body leans forward, while the leg in front bends to take a step.\par
The shoulder above the trailing leg is set slightly lower and suggests the shifting of weight that occurs naturally in a walking figure.\par
The figure is made up of a successi
on of solids and voids that allude to the simultaneous appearance and disappearance of a body moving through space.\par
The structure is fragmented into solid parts that split up and animate the bodyÆs anatomy.\par
The form is subject to a marked decon
struction, apparent in the structure of the head as well as in the bust, where the arms are not distinguishable.
