Artist a Day: Kiki Smith

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Artist a Day: Kiki Smith (b.1954)

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Kiki`s Works

Fog, 2009 Feminist Art , (27.9 x 35.6 cm

Kiki`s Works

Pulse, 2020 Feminist Art , 52.7 x 42.5 cm

Her most notable works are about AIDS in figurative and abstract artwork produced after 1989.

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Kiki`s Works

Moment B, 2006 Contemporary Art, Feminist Art, 56.8 x 79.4 cm.

Kiki`s Works

Untitled, 2003 Works on paper, Ink on layered Nepalese paper , 36.8 x 16.5 cm

More recent work has centered on depicting nude women, applying sculptural techniques to life-size female subjects.

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Kiki`s Works

Cloudburst, 2017 Sculpture, Aluminum , 37.5 x 27.9 x 17.8 cm.

"I think making things beautiful is important. But often what's first considered ugly is beautiful, too." -Kiki Smith.

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Kiki`s Works

Woman with Snake, 2003 Sculpture, Porcelain , 8.9 x 29.2 x 11.4 cm.

Smith is believed a frontiers-person of Minimalism and was known to excel in many art forms.

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Kiki`s Works

Alice I (Feet crossed), 2005 Porcelain , 27.5 x 30.5 x 16 cm

Kiki`s Works

Blue Bird, 2010–2019 Contemporary Art , 30.5 x 20.3 cm.

Kiki Smith's sculpture was recognized in 1978 when he was given the Award of Merit medal by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She became a member in 1979.

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Kiki`s Works

Heart in Hand, 2015 Contemporary Art , 29.2 x 20 cm

Kiki`s Works

August, 2020 Feminist Art , 52.1 x 41.9 cm.

From the 1970s onwards, Knoebel used gestural techniques in his works, using colors on layered plywood boards or metal plates.

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