Word: smithing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This tendency is devleoped further in the Cubi series in which Smith adds the use of surfaces in shadow to suggest two dimensional shading. The elaborate buffing in Cubi XXVIII emphasizes the surface instead of the volume, and the sculpture gives an illusionary effect of two dimensionality. This effect is increased because the piece cannot be viewed in the round; the composition demands that it be seen from a specific position. In addition, the welding technique tends to stress the edges between planes. The welds darken and suggest the lines of a drawing which are used to separate the planes...
...Wagons, which Smith undertook at the end of his life, have a more playful quality than most of his previous sculptures. The wheels and the lightness of the forms add a greater sensation of motion. But these pieces also attempt to maintain the planar illusion of Smith's previous sculpture. Wagon I teases the viewer with a very full three dimensional, melonlike form in the center of the composition which is made to appear flat by a combination of the planar surfaces of the wheels, the linear effect of the bar on which the forms rests, and the strong effect...
...Smith's interest in the illusion of two dimensionality in three dimensional space unifies his sculpture. The lack of uniformity in his formal style only adds to his interest, and combined with his exhuberance and inventiveness, it makes him one of the most exciting sculptors of his generation
...Crimson's first score came on a 40-yard interception by safety Don Sadoski to open the second quarter. Minutes later, halfback Ken O'Connell's run and reception, each good for 11 yards, carried Harvard to the 20, where on a deceptive reverse Tony Smith romped the remaining yards unscathed...
Harvard had to run only one play from scrimmage to build up a 14-0 lead. The Crimson first got the ball on the Brown 37 after the Bruins could not move. Quarterback Dave Smith faked a handoff, causing the defense to hesitate an instant. Ray Hornblower was all alone on a straight pattern to take an easy TD pass...