Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Spiral Nebula (Large)

Kiki Smith

Spiral Nebula (Large), 201781.3 x 63.5 x 5.6cmSign in to view price
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Material
aluminum
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork depicts a swirling, hypnotic pattern of concentric circles, rendered in a monochromatic silver-gray palette. The texture appears to be created using a technique that combines brushstrokes and impasto, resulting in a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The spiraling composition evokes a sense of movement and energy, drawing the viewer's eye into the center of the work. The artist's intention behind this abstract piece may be to explore the themes of balance, rhythm, and the dynamic interplay of light and form. ...

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Spiral Nebula (Large)
Artist
Kiki Smith
B.1954, American

American artist Kiki Smith has produced over the course of her career a multi-layered body of work exploring the sociopolitical, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of human nature. Her investigations of the body, the female body in particular, propose discourses of the human condition. Her works address core themes from aging, death and dying, to wounding and healing, reanimation, pregnancy, birth, sexuality, gender, identity, and memory. While largely sculptural, Smith’s oeuvre employs a range of mediums, most notably drawing, etching, and lithography, as well as photography and video. Her early works were influenced by the sudden shifts in political, social, and cultural conditions—brought on in part by the AIDS epidemic, changing discourses on sexual identity and social gender, and the impacts of feminist activism. Since the early 1990s, Smith’s work has also incorporated themes referencing history, mythology, legends, fairy tales, and religious traditions. Nowadays, through an abundant use of materials (bronze, aluminum, glass,…) her works address human relationships to animals, nature, and the environment. Her pictorial interventions, her radicalism, and the magic of her materials not only make her work unique but continue to influence a younger generation of artists. ...

Kiki Smith: Artworks
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Kiki Smith
Spiral Nebula (Large), 2017
81.3 x 63.5 x 5.6cm
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