contrapposto
Also known as Weight shift (Art)
thumb|A marble copy of Polykleitos' [[Doryphoros, an early example of classical contrapposto.]] thumb|S-curve (art)
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thumb|A marble copy of Polykleitos' [[Doryphoros, an early example of classical contrapposto.]] thumb|S-curve (art)
( 'counterpoise'), in the visual arts, is a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot, so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs in the axial plane.