This November, the featured work of Unconventional Figures explores the role of pose in figurative works. From ancient times onward, a subject’s pose has been used by artists to enrich the context and impact of a work. Artists of the twentieth century were no exception and utilized pose to harken back to classical motifs—imbuing their work with a natural sense of dynamism and emotion—or provide reference to their contemporaries and own avant-garde intentions.
