Raw Color: The Circles of David Smith - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300207913 ISBN 13: 9780300207910

Publisher: Clark Art Institute, 2014

Synopsis

Raw Color addresses the relationships between landscape, industry, and the works David Smith (1906–1965) realized between 1961 and 1963. The Circle series was his most ambitious attempt to pair painting and sculpture. Painted in raw, inorganic colors but constructed to stand in concert with the dramatic Adirondack landscape in which he lived, Smith's sculptures confront viewers with a conflict. How are we to be modern, responsive to the materials and the technologies of our time, and yet also remain conscious of our respective locales and nature? To demonstrate the importance of place in Smith's practice, historical photographs of Smith’s Circle series at his Bolton Landing, New York, home and studio are complemented by new photographs of the sculptures installed at the Clark's Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Noted artist Charles Ray contributes an essay that explores how time, memory, and landscape are embedded in Smith's sculpture.   

About this title

Book Description:

This volume explores David Smith's Circle series, his most ambitious attempt to pair painting and sculpture, and the relationships the work proposes between landscape, industry, and artistic practice. 

About the Author:

Michael Brenson is an art critic, art historian, and teacher. Charles Ray is an artist based in Los Angeles. David Breslin is the associate director of the Research and Academic Program and associate curator of contemporary projects at the Clark Art Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clark Art Institute
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0300207913
• ISBN 13: 9780300207910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Breslin David