{"id":2933,"date":"2011-08-30T15:08:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2014-12-14T20:09:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T01:09:48","slug":"a-torso-even-more-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/30\/a-torso-even-more-so\/","title":{"rendered":"A Torso Even More So"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2935\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-face-of-the-body.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2935\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2935\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-face-of-the-body\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-face-of-the-body.jpg?resize=464%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-face-of-the-body.jpg?w=464 464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-face-of-the-body.jpg?resize=232%2C300 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Face of the Body, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Torso&#8221; is the art term for a depiction of the human form focused primarily on the trunk of the body rather than the head or limbs.\u00a0 The word derives from a Greek\/Latin word meaning stalk.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a botanical analogy, like its synonym, &#8220;trunk&#8221;, the core out of which the branches grow.\u00a0 The Greek root word, <a href=\"http:\/\/sp88k.home.xs4all.nl\/Coin\/Traveler\/Objects\/Thyrsos.htm\" target=\"_blank\">thyrsos<\/a>, denotes the magic wand of the followers of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dionysus\" target=\"_blank\">Dionysos<\/a>, a god of fertility, ecstasy, ritual madness, and theater.\u00a0 The thyrsos, a fennel rod with a pine cone head, twined with ivy vines, embodies the unruly and indomitable life force.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2936\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-nautilus.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2936\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2936\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-nautilus\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-nautilus.jpg?resize=459%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-nautilus.jpg?w=459 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-nautilus.jpg?resize=229%2C300 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nautilus, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The torso often expresses this life force in its ability to twist, though as far as I can determine it is a coincidence that the word torso resembles the word torsion.\u00a0 Torsion means twisting, and that word is related to the terms torque, torture, and torment.\u00a0 The torso can express coursing vital energy but also vulnerability, leaping joy and convulsive anguish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2937\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-fem.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2937\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2937\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-mesh-fem\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-fem.jpg?resize=428%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-fem.jpg?w=428 428w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-fem.jpg?resize=214%2C300 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mesh Fem, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The torso includes the heart and lungs and the organs of digestion and sex.\u00a0 It is the seat of gut feelings, and of the swellings of erotic desire, hunger, and pride.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2938\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-supine-lotus.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2938\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2938\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-supine lotus\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-supine-lotus.jpg?resize=600%2C462\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-supine-lotus.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-supine-lotus.jpg?resize=300%2C231 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supine Lotus, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We all grow in the womb and find our first nourishment at the breast.\u00a0 Humans and other mammals crave the feeling of warmth and acceptance that is only felt in an embrace with full body closeness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2939\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-arranged-around-the-knee.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2939\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2939\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-arranged-around-the-knee\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-arranged-around-the-knee.jpg?resize=600%2C461\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-arranged-around-the-knee.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-arranged-around-the-knee.jpg?resize=300%2C230 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arranged Around the Knee, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The torso is a rich subject for the artist because of its complexity of form, revealing different aspects at different angles of view and in varying relationships to the limbs and head.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2940\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-hip-curve.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2940\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2940\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-hip-curve\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-hip-curve.jpg?resize=463%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-hip-curve.jpg?w=463 463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-hip-curve.jpg?resize=231%2C300 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oxbow Hip Curve, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In drawing the body, I always imagine that my hands are feeling it, clasping the waist, holding the ribcage, following the underlying structure of bones and the fibers of muscle, sensitive to the warmth of the body, the expansive tide of the breath and the buzzing of nerves and blood vessels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2941\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-inverted-rest.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2941\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-inverted-rest\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-inverted-rest.jpg?resize=463%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-inverted-rest.jpg?w=463 463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-inverted-rest.jpg?resize=231%2C300 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inverted Rest, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The arms and legs thrust or relax outward in various directions, and their long forms create expressive angles, but the origin of the energy expressed by the limbs is always found in the core of the body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2942\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-iliac-power.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2942\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2942\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-iliac-power\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-iliac-power.jpg?resize=600%2C459\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-iliac-power.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-iliac-power.jpg?resize=300%2C229 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iliac Power, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My friend <a href=\"http:\/\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/11\/song-of-a-child-servant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mana Hashimoto<\/a>, a dancer who is blind, teaches workshops on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/throughthebody.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/dance-on-landdance-without-sight.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dance Without Sight<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 Part of her workshop involves observing the movement of another person by touch alone.\u00a0 When I took Mana&#8217;s workshop I was struck by how clearly I could\u00a0 understand all the movements of another person with hands placed gently on the back.\u00a0 It was impossible to follow a dance by touching the head or extremities, but a hand on the back could feel the movements of all parts of the body, including the head, arms, and legs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2943\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-back-and-bottle.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2943\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2943\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-back-and-bottle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-back-and-bottle.jpg?resize=459%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-back-and-bottle.jpg?w=459 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-back-and-bottle.jpg?resize=229%2C300 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back and Bottle, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The classic standing pose in figurative sculpture and painting is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Contrapposto\" target=\"_blank\">contrapposto<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 This generally means the weight of the body is primarily on one leg, causing the pelvis to be tilted, and usually the shoulders are tilted in the opposite direction.\u00a0 The slight asymmetry that is introduced in this way gives an appearance of liveliness to a still figure.\u00a0 In practice, there are countless variations on the basic principle of contrapposto, as the ribcage\/shoulder girdle and the pelvis can each be shifted or tilted in many directions, and the spine can be arched forward or back, bent to the side, twisted, extended or compressed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2944\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-curved-torso-straight-arm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2944\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-curved-torso-straight-arm\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-curved-torso-straight-arm.jpg?resize=450%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-curved-torso-straight-arm.jpg?w=450 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-curved-torso-straight-arm.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curved Torso Straight Arm, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Symmetrical poses, however, do not need to appear rigid.\u00a0 In fact, symmetrical poses can be very relaxed because of their balanced weight. Looking at such a pose from an angle is all it takes to give assymmetry to a drawing, and if the artist&#8217;s calm hand follows the calmness of the model, the picture will have a certain serenity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2945\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-balasana.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2945\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-balasana\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-balasana.jpg?resize=600%2C463\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-balasana.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-balasana.jpg?resize=300%2C231 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balasana, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a drawing, the body reveals its structure in the form of curves and angles going in various directions.\u00a0 In the drawing below, note the forward thrust of the shoulder softened by the curling hair, and the rearward angle of the elbow balanced by the point of the breast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2946\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-chair-back.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2946\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2946\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-chair-back\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-chair-back.jpg?resize=452%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-chair-back.jpg?w=452 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-chair-back.jpg?resize=226%2C300 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chair Back, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The outside contours of the body, the curve of the spine, and the shadows and highlights make the drawing below a study of sinuous flow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2947\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sheen.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2947\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2947\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-sheen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sheen.jpg?resize=450%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sheen.jpg?w=450 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sheen.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheen, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The contrapposto principles can be seen even in an unusual seated pose seen from the side, as below.\u00a0 A line drawn across the nipples and one drawn across the crests of the pelvis would create an angle pointing to the right.\u00a0 The head turns away from the viewer while the far knee and hand come toward us, giving the pose that dynamic twist, while the near arm reaching out of frame to the left acts compositionally like an unresolved chord in music, keeping things a bit off balance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2948\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hoop-earring.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2948\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-hoop-earring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hoop-earring.jpg?resize=600%2C464\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hoop-earring.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hoop-earring.jpg?resize=300%2C232 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hoop Earring, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The spine is really the core of the body, and its movement is a key to the energetic expression of the pose.\u00a0 Notice the difference in the next two drawings.\u00a0 Here the spine seems to be lengthening, rising up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2949\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-uplifting.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2949\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2949\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-uplifting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-uplifting.jpg?resize=462%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-uplifting.jpg?w=462 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-uplifting.jpg?resize=231%2C300 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uplifting, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the one below, by contrast, there&#8217;s a feeling of weight, of the spine relaxing downward.\u00a0 Unlike most of the other drawings in this post, these two show facial expressions, which surely contribute to the contrasting moods, but even if you cover the faces you can see the difference in the energy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2950\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-leaning-on-wall.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2950\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-leaning-on-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-leaning-on-wall.jpg?resize=466%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-leaning-on-wall.jpg?w=466 466w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-leaning-on-wall.jpg?resize=233%2C300 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaning on Wall, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the two drawings above, the abstract treatment of the light around the figures suggests a kind of energetic aura.\u00a0 In the drawing below a similar effect is achieved by using colored lines to indicate the complex ways that various light sources, both direct and reflected, flow over the curves of the body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2951\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-masc.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2951\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-mesh-masc\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-masc.jpg?resize=420%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-masc.jpg?w=420 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-mesh-masc.jpg?resize=210%2C300 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mesh Masc, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the parts of the torso are formed around a center line.\u00a0 I try to locate this center line and then to develop the forms to either side, sketching with cross-contours, or strokes that follow the three-dimensional shapes of the body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2952\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-terrestrial-body.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2952\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-terrestrial-body\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-terrestrial-body.jpg?resize=600%2C448\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-terrestrial-body.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-terrestrial-body.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terrestrial Body, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another contrapposto from behind, with the angles of the legs echoing the angles of hips and shoulders.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2953\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-helical-zigzag.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2953\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-helical-zigzag\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-helical-zigzag.jpg?resize=465%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-helical-zigzag.jpg?w=465 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-helical-zigzag.jpg?resize=232%2C300 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helical Zigzag, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The energy of the pose below emerges powerfully from the stable center of the sacrum, the base of the spine.\u00a0 The cross contours show the structure of muscles and bones of the back as a kind of swirling energy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2954\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sacral-center.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2954\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2954\" title=\"fredhatt-2010-sacral-center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sacral-center.jpg?resize=463%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sacral-center.jpg?w=463 463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2010-sacral-center.jpg?resize=231%2C300 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sacral Center, 2010, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an unusual pose supported on one hip and forearm.\u00a0 All four limbs are bent at more or less right angles, all pointing in different directions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2955\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-lateral-bridge.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2955\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2955\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-lateral-bridge\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-lateral-bridge.jpg?resize=600%2C459\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-lateral-bridge.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-lateral-bridge.jpg?resize=300%2C229 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lateral Bridge, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The features of the frontal torso are arranged <a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/7OzudCpAMybAFhWRHCHgFw\" target=\"_blank\">similarly to the features of the face<\/a>.\u00a0 The face is the window of the soul, showing emotion, intelligence, engagement.\u00a0 The torso is the face of the life force, showing energy and balance and movement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2956\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hand-on-hip-forearm-on-doorknob.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2956\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2956\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-hand-on-hip-forearm-on-doorknob\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hand-on-hip-forearm-on-doorknob.jpg?resize=460%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hand-on-hip-forearm-on-doorknob.jpg?w=460 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-hand-on-hip-forearm-on-doorknob.jpg?resize=230%2C300 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hand on Hip, Forearm on Doorknob, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The torso can embody vigor, sensuality, boldness, timidity, and so on.\u00a0 The quality of spirit resides in the body as well as in the mind or brain.\u00a0 Entering into a contemplative state requires releasing and balancing and stabilizing the energy of the body as well as the mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2957\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-grounded-sitting.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2957\" title=\"fredhatt-2011-grounded-sitting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-grounded-sitting.jpg?resize=453%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-grounded-sitting.jpg?w=453 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredhatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fredhatt-2011-grounded-sitting.jpg?resize=226%2C300 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grounded Sitting, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All the 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