Art Encyclopedia - Axial Movement

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Axial Movement
In axial movement the influence of the vertical axis is loosened but retained. Volumes are tilted laterally without rotating them around their axes. The volumes of a sculptured figure can be rotated around the vertical axis and the figure can be turned from the feet upwards through the knees, hips, thorax, shoulders and head in a continuous screwlike movement.