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David Smith in Two Dimensions: Photography and the Matter of Sculpture
Sarah Hamill
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Description for David Smith in Two Dimensions: Photography and the Matter of Sculpture
Hardback. How does photography shape the way we see sculpture? In this book, the author broaches this question through an in-depth consideration of the photography of American sculptor David Smith (1906 1965). Num Pages: 272 pages, 94 B&W, 44 color|32 insert. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 968.
How does photography shape the way we see sculpture? In David Smith in Two Dimensions, Sarah Hamill broaches this question through an in-depth consideration of the photography of American sculptor David Smith (1906 1965). Smith was a modernist known for radically shifting the terms of sculpture, a medium traditionally defined by casting, modeling, and carving. He was the first to use industrial welding as a sustained technique for large-scale sculpture, influencing a generation of minimalists to come. What is less known about Smith is his use of the camera to document his own sculptures as well as everyday objects, spaces, ... Read more
How does photography shape the way we see sculpture? In David Smith in Two Dimensions, Sarah Hamill broaches this question through an in-depth consideration of the photography of American sculptor David Smith (1906 1965). Smith was a modernist known for radically shifting the terms of sculpture, a medium traditionally defined by casting, modeling, and carving. He was the first to use industrial welding as a sustained technique for large-scale sculpture, influencing a generation of minimalists to come. What is less known about Smith is his use of the camera to document his own sculptures as well as everyday objects, spaces, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520280342
SKU
V9780520280342
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99-13
About Sarah Hamill
Sarah Hamill is Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at Oberlin College.
Reviews for David Smith in Two Dimensions: Photography and the Matter of Sculpture
"Does more than reveal the important role photography played in Smith's art; it fundamentally alters how we see the works he photographed." Bookforum "...thorough research and exceedingly compelling and rigorously formal readings of individual works."
Christa Noel Robbins Oxford Art Journal
Christa Noel Robbins Oxford Art Journal