HNT Vitruvian Man

[Go visit my friend Southern Vixen's for the closest I'll ever get to showing my face...]

[I was chatting on-line with a friend the other evening, seeking inspiration for a HNT picture.  She suggested something with shapes and the body and I was inspired...]

Vitruvius was a Roman architect from the time of Julius Caesar who among his many writings described the proportions of the greatest work of art of all: the human body, which led to his describing what became known as the Vitruvian Man.

Leonardo da Vinci’s classic sketch depicts the supposedly ideal proportions of the human body, within a circle and a square, which are the fundamental geometric patterns in nature.  So we begin the exploration of the shapes found on body by considering me against the Vitruvian Man.

Perhaps the proportion most obvious in the sketch is that the arms outstretched should equal the individuals standing height.

*clickity click and judge for yourself*

And click here for an alternate version.  Just for the record, I’m 6’2″ tall and my reach is 6’4″, so I’m slightly off from the “ideal” proportions.  Oh well, no one’s perfect…

[Yes, I realize that da Vinci's sketch is of a man from the front.  I don't THINK so!]

Over the coming weeks we’ll be exploring more of the proportions and shapes found in the human body.

Now get over to Osbasso’s place and see who else is playing this week!!

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