Untitled (sticks)
The image portrays an abstract composition of geometric structures with crisscrossing diagonal and vertical bars.
Name/Title
Untitled (sticks)Entry/Object ID
1000.001.154Description
An abstraction made of contrasting forms and in contrasting movement: the vertical cylinders are opposed by a latticing of angular strips. The original was made in paper, unpainted, and set in front of a white cyclorama. AS...1938Context
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 FazioAcquisition
Accession
1000.001Made/Created
Artist Information
J. André Smith
Duke Banca