Robert Smith
Smithson is one of the most influential of the
diverse generation who emerged in the wake of Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, and who are known as Post minimalists. Although inspired by Minimalism's use of industrial
materials, and its interest in the viewer's experience of the space around the
art object, the Postminimalists sought to abandon even more aspects of
traditional sculpture. Smithson's approaches are typical of this group: he
constructed sculptures from scattered materials; he found ways to confuse the
viewer's understanding of sculpture (often by using mirrors, or confusing
scales); and his work sometimes referred to sites and objects outside of the
gallery, leading the viewer to question where the art object really resided.
Spiral Jetty, 1970
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