SUMMARY

Matt Babcock is a Seattle metal artist who creates abstract visions of natural and human subjects, focusing on their essential elements to tell a visual story. This sculpture is his modern, abstract reinvention of Myron’s classic stone sculpture “Discobolos”, which shows a discuss thrower in motion. Matt is capturing the pent-up energy in this discus thrower’s stance, ready to create more motion ahead. He uses the most minimal essentials of all body and motion components to most efficiently convey the desired shape and movement.

ABOUT THE SCULPTURE

This sculpture is Matt’s modern, abstract reinvention of Myron’s classic stone sculpture “Discobolos”, which shows a discuss thrower in motion.  Matt is capturing the pent-up energy in this discus thrower’s stance, ready to create more motion ahead.  He uses the most minimal essentials of all body and motion components to most efficiently convey the desired shape and movement.

ABOUT THE SCULPTOR

What motivates Matt is sparking people’s curiosity in ways that help them connect with something larger than themselves. He creates abstract visions of natural and human subjects, focusing on their essential elements to tell a visual story.