The sculpture above is by the Italian Futurist artist, Umberto Boccioni. It is called ‘Unique Forms of Continuity in Space’ and was made in 1913; the figure is aerodynamically deformed by speed.
I saw this in the Tate at least 25 years ago and it made an impression then. I was an art student and remember standing in front of it, sketching the shapes into my notebook.
I look at it now with different eyes. Runner’s eyes!
I ran an easyish 5k today. It wasn’t quite conversational at times, but it wasn’t really hard work. I ran without stopping and even danced on the dot when someone wanted directions... the first km I went out a bit too fast at 6’19”, but then went 6’36”, 6’36”, 6’30”, 6’21”. I didn’t check the times at all when running and had felt I was going slower, so was pleased to see not only negative splits but I was only 1 second slower than the Park Run last weekend. I’m not getting faster, but it’s feeling easier.
Consolidation continues...
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Hey KT, I know that sculpture (I’m also a former art student!). I think it looks like someone struggling to walk into the wind - I can really feel the tension in it. My favourite Futurist painting is Balla’s ‘Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash’. The dog runs very much like I do 😁
I adore art and sculpture in all its many forms...not seen this before so thank you..what a treat! Well done on the run.. I wish mine felt that easy lol!
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What a day!!
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