Dancers: An Artistic Analysis - Essay Example

It should of course be understood by the reader that although proceeding analysis is indicative of this author’s interpretation, it cannot be viewed as the only correct interpretation.

The first of these is of course the most important fact that the figures within the context of the sculpture are indicative of dance; appropriate to the arena in which they are displayed.  However, more important than merely dance, the figures do not represent gender, age, race, or any other factors that would engage the viewer with any level of bias.  Instead, the artist chose to represent them as faceless and genderless as a means of engaging with the widest audience possible and drawing a level of thought and contemplation to the emotions and feelings that the dancers themselves represent.

The level of emotion and feeling that is displayed within the sculpture is also an item of considerable importance due to the fact that the dancers are not only engaged in mid-stride for a particular dance that is un-described; they are also in a clearly celebratory stage of this dance.  The viewer is left to imagine whether the action that is captured is indeed part of the dance itself or is instead the exemplification of the completed action and the final movements that the dancers make as a way of engaging the audience and their approval of the performance that has just been presented.  It is the belief of this particular reviewer that the latter is most likely the case as the upraised arms on the part of both dancers help to engage the imagination with a celebratory movement that is being performed as the final part of a well-received performance.  Moreover, the position of the feet, upturned on the part of the character in the foreground and flat/running on the part of the character in the background is indicative of a type of victory stance and celebratory lap that is usually engaged within the final moments of the exhibition of a particular dance performance.  Such a level of analysis also fits well into the interpretation of the artwork as being displayed between two theaters; or indicative of the sights and emotions that will greet those individuals who choose to take in a particular dance performance within the theaters that nearby await their participation.