
Built for Running
A elongated human figure rendered in warm iron tones appears suspended in a posture of dynamic potential, its exaggerated limbs and elongated form suggesting both stillness and imminent motion. Alzamora's masterful manipulation of gypsum captures the tension between the body's physical architecture and its capacity for speed, stripping the figure down to its most essential athletic purpose. The rich, oxidized surface lends the work an organic, almost primal quality, evoking the raw biological machinery of human movement.
- Medium
- iron pigment on gypsum, artist's base
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 4, 2015
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