Raw color
Subtitle: the Circles of David Smith
By: edited by David Breslin ; with essays by Michael Brenson, David Breslin, and Charles Ray
Contributors: Smith, David, 1906-1965; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Publisher: Clark Art Institute
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780300207910; 9781935998167
Subjects: Exhibitions; American Steel sculpture
Description: This book 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 unnatural colours 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, NY home and studio are complemented by new photographs of the sculptures installed at the Clark's Stone Hill Center. Noted artist Charles Ray contributes an essay that explores how time, memory and landscape are embedded in Smith's sculpture.0Exhibition: The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA (4.7.-19.10.2014).
Notes: "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Raw Color: The Circles of David Smith, Clark, Williamstown, Massachusetts, July 4, 2014 to October 19, 2014"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The First of Forms: Smith's Circles / Michael Brenson; title: Smith's Toe, Descartes' Doubt: The Spray Paintings of David Smith / David Breslin; title: There Is No Color in the Great Outdoors / Charles Ray.