Robert Smithson, 1938 – 1973

Robert Smithson: De 4 beroemdste schilderijen

Non Site - Site Uncertain is het beroemdste schilderij van Robert Smithson, in de collectie van het Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit. Three-Sided Vortex (1966) en Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) zijn de volgende twee werken die de wereld het beste kent. Van de 6 werken van Robert Smithson in onze catalogus zijn dit de 4 meest bekeken werken door verzamelaars en museumbezoekers, inclusief het jaar, het museum en het verhaal achter elk werk.

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Portret van Robert Smithson
Robert Smithson · 1938 – 1973
Geboren · overleden
1938 – 1973, Passaic
Werken in onze catalogus
6
Meest bekend
Non Site - Site Uncertain
Meeste werken in
Detroit Institute of Arts

Top 10: de bekendste schilderijen van Robert Smithson

Waar u de schilderijen van Robert Smithson kunt bekijken

De 2 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.

Museum Stad Werken van Robert Smithson Schilderijen uit deze lijst
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Non Site - Site Uncertain
Chrysler Museum of Art, NorfolkChrysler Museum of Art Norfolk 1 Three-Sided Vortex

Robert Smithson door de jaren heen: de meesterwerken van elk jaar

Het carrièreverloop van Robert Smithson op deze pagina beslaat 5 jaar, van 1966 tot 1970: een korte periode, hier jaar voor jaar weergegeven aan de hand van de bekendste schilderijen.

Veelgestelde vragen over de schilderijen van Robert Smithson

Wat is het beroemdste schilderij van Robert Smithson?Toon het antwoord

Non Site - Site Uncertain, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. Daarna volgen Three-Sided Vortex (1966) en Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967).

Hoeveel schilderijen van Robert Smithson zijn er?Toon het antwoord

Onze catalogus bevat 6 werken van Robert Smithson, gedateerd van 1966 tot 1970.

Waar kan ik de beroemdste schilderijen van Robert Smithson bekijken?Toon het antwoord

De meeste bevinden zich in Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit) en Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk). De bovenstaande tabel somt de musea één voor één op.

Wat is het vroegste beroemde schilderij van Robert Smithson, en het laatste?Toon het antwoord

De oudste op deze pagina is Three-Sided Vortex (1966), de nieuwste Torn Photograph from the 2nd Stop (Rubble) (2nd Mountain of Six Stops on a Section) from Artists Photographs (1970).

Robert Smithson: biografie

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

  • Born: January 2, 1938, in Passaic, New Jersey
  • Early years spent in Rutherford and Clifton, New Jersey
  • Studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York (1955-1956)
  • Early artwork explored collage influenced by homoerotic themes, science fiction, and pop art. Primarily identified as a painter during this period.
  • Influenced by William Carlos Williams, who was his pediatrician.

The Shift to Minimalism and Conceptual Art

  • After a three-year break from the art world, emerged in 1964 as a proponent of the minimalist movement.
  • Abandoned figurative work, focusing on glass sheet and neon lighting tubes exploring visual refraction and mirroring.
  • Developed interest in entropy (the second law of thermodynamics) – decay, renewal, chaos, order, non-sites, and earthworks. Saw entropy not as a disadvantage but as a form of transformation.
  • Associated with minimalist artists like Nancy Holt (his wife), Robert Morris, and Sol LeWitt.
  • Became a critic for *Arts Magazine* and *Artforum*, gaining recognition as a writer before his art.

Land Art and Earthworks: Spiral Jetty and Beyond

  • Fascination with industrial areas in New Jersey led to the development of "Non-Sites" – sculptures incorporating earth and rocks from specific locations, often combined with mirrors or glass.
  • Spiral Jetty (1970): His most famous work, a massive coil of basalt rock extending into the Great Salt Lake in Utah. A key example of land art, exploring themes of entropy, time, and geological processes.
  • Explored temporary sculptures using mirrors in the Yucatan Peninsula, documented in "Incidents of Mirror-Travel in the Yucatan."
  • Recovered 18th- and 19th-century conceptions of landscape architecture, influencing his later earthwork explorations.

Theoretical Writings and Landscape Perspectives

  • Wrote extensively on art theory, including "A Heap of Language," exploring how writing could become an artwork.
  • Examined Frederick Law Olmsted's design for Central Park in New York City, recovering issues of site specificity, human intervention, and the picturesque landscape.
  • His writings demonstrate a deep engagement with history, philosophy, geology, and cultural theory.

Legacy and Historical Significance

  • Died: July 20, 1973, in Tucson, Arizona (due to a heart attack while hiking).
  • Considered a pivotal figure in Land Art and Earthworks movements.
  • His work expanded the definition of art, blurring boundaries between sculpture, landscape, and natural processes.
  • Influenced generations of artists with his conceptual approach, exploration of entropy, and engagement with geological time scales.
  • The Holt/Smithson Foundation continues to preserve and promote his legacy.