Untitled (cement bricks)

Photograph

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

The image shows a stack of rectangular blocks forming a structure against a textured beige background.

The image shows a stack of rectangular blocks forming a structure against a textured beige background.

Name/Title

Untitled (cement bricks)

Entry/Object ID

1000.001.228

Description

The use of cement brick to give the effect of a massive architectural structure. This is merely one of a great number of arrangements that can be constructed with the use of about fifty bricks. AS

Context

In 1938, artist J. André Smith exhibited a series of bold experiments at the Research Studio—24 “eye-openers” that challenged what he called the “well-behaved and disgustingly normal” state of art. These images revisit that moment of creative risk and reinvention. While the original constructions were temporary, Smith and Attilio “Duke” Banca documented each work, preserving what Smith described as their “first season of experimental work.”

Collection

Smith Collection (MAA)

Cataloged By

Bianca Fazio

Acquisition

Accession

1000.001

Made/Created

Artist Information

J. André Smith
Duke Banca

Date made

circa 1938

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back upper left corner

Transcription

The use of cement brick to give the effect of a massive architectural structure. This is merely one of a great number of arrangements that can be constructed with the use of about fifty bricks. AS

Language

English