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Robert Smithsons målningar: De 4 mest kända, ur ett galleris perspektiv

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Ur galleriets perspektiv är Robert Smithsons mest kända målning Non Site - Site Uncertain, vars original hänger på Detroit Institute of Arts i Detroit. Three-Sided Vortex (1966) och Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) fullbordar trion som alla känner igen. Av de 6 verk av Robert Smithson i vår katalog presenterar galleriet nedan de 4 mest kända, var och en som ett original med sitt år, sitt museum och vad som gör det unikt.

1938 – 1973, Passaic Flest verk: Detroit Institute of Arts
Non Site - Site Uncertain av Robert Smithson1. Non Site - Site Uncertain Three-Sided Vortex (1966) av Robert Smithson2. Three-Sided Vortex 1966 Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) av Robert Smithson3. Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) 1967

Galleriets 10 främsta målningar av Robert Smithson

Museerna som förvarar Robert Smithsons originalverk

De 2 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.

Museum Stad Verk av Robert Smithson Målningar från denna lista
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Non Site - Site Uncertain
Chrysler Museum of Art, NorfolkChrysler Museum of Art Norfolk 1 Three-Sided Vortex

Robert Smithson, årets signaturmålningar

5 år, från 1966 till 1970, visas Robert Smithsons hela tidslinje på denna sida: en kort karriär, presenterad här år för år genom dess mest kända originalverk.

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Robert Smithsons målningar: galleriets svar

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Non Site - Site Uncertain, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. Three-Sided Vortex (1966) och Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) följer efter.

Hur många verk skapade Robert Smithson?Visa svaret

Vår katalog innehåller 6 verk av Robert Smithson, daterade från 1966 till 1970.

Var hänger Robert Smithsons mest kända original?Visa svaret

Främst i Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit) och Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk). Museitabellen ovan listar alla.

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På den här sidan är det tidigaste Three-Sided Vortex (1966) och det senaste Torn Photograph from the 2nd Stop (Rubble) (2nd Mountain of Six Stops on a Section) from Artists Photographs (1970).

Robert Smithson: konstnären

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

  • Born: January 2, 1938, in Passaic, New Jersey
  • Early years spent in Rutherford and Clifton, New Jersey
  • Studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York (1955-1956)
  • Early artwork explored collage influenced by homoerotic themes, science fiction, and pop art. Primarily identified as a painter during this period.
  • Influenced by William Carlos Williams, who was his pediatrician.

The Shift to Minimalism and Conceptual Art

  • After a three-year break from the art world, emerged in 1964 as a proponent of the minimalist movement.
  • Abandoned figurative work, focusing on glass sheet and neon lighting tubes exploring visual refraction and mirroring.
  • Developed interest in entropy (the second law of thermodynamics) – decay, renewal, chaos, order, non-sites, and earthworks. Saw entropy not as a disadvantage but as a form of transformation.
  • Associated with minimalist artists like Nancy Holt (his wife), Robert Morris, and Sol LeWitt.
  • Became a critic for *Arts Magazine* and *Artforum*, gaining recognition as a writer before his art.

Land Art and Earthworks: Spiral Jetty and Beyond

  • Fascination with industrial areas in New Jersey led to the development of "Non-Sites" – sculptures incorporating earth and rocks from specific locations, often combined with mirrors or glass.
  • Spiral Jetty (1970): His most famous work, a massive coil of basalt rock extending into the Great Salt Lake in Utah. A key example of land art, exploring themes of entropy, time, and geological processes.
  • Explored temporary sculptures using mirrors in the Yucatan Peninsula, documented in "Incidents of Mirror-Travel in the Yucatan."
  • Recovered 18th- and 19th-century conceptions of landscape architecture, influencing his later earthwork explorations.

Theoretical Writings and Landscape Perspectives

  • Wrote extensively on art theory, including "A Heap of Language," exploring how writing could become an artwork.
  • Examined Frederick Law Olmsted's design for Central Park in New York City, recovering issues of site specificity, human intervention, and the picturesque landscape.
  • His writings demonstrate a deep engagement with history, philosophy, geology, and cultural theory.

Legacy and Historical Significance

  • Died: July 20, 1973, in Tucson, Arizona (due to a heart attack while hiking).
  • Considered a pivotal figure in Land Art and Earthworks movements.
  • His work expanded the definition of art, blurring boundaries between sculpture, landscape, and natural processes.
  • Influenced generations of artists with his conceptual approach, exploration of entropy, and engagement with geological time scales.
  • The Holt/Smithson Foundation continues to preserve and promote his legacy.
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