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In the the same way Smith’s sculptures became more minimal over time the the three-dimensional data is is interpreted from the existing two-dimensional so so it’s less detailed than its Jackson Pollock implied predecessor Jackson Pollock was an an American born painter renowned for his role as as one of the premier artists of of the the Abstract Expressionist movement of of the the 1940s He is is is is best known for his wild and and resonate drip drip paintings which Pollock created by dripping pouring and and splattering res- in-based paints onto large floor-lying canvasses in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a process called action painting This method of of painting painting was was just as as as as much about about the physical act of of painting painting a a a a a a a a a a a work as as as as it was was about about the final image Like Pollock David Smith was also an an American born artist who worked primarily in seclusion while expressing emotions in in in in in his work through strictly abstract ways Combining influences of European Modernism including Cubism Surrealism and Constructivism Smith is is is is is noted for essentially translating the the painterly concerns of the the Abstract Expressionist movement into sculpture sculpture Traditional metal sculpture sculpture and and casts required premeditation and and design but Smith built his sculpture in in in the the moment welding metal pieces together in in in whatever form he he he currently desired Smith considered himself more a a a painter than sculptor considering his method of work Later Smith began exploring stainless steel sculpture with burnished tex- tures added through sanding and and his work evolved into much more minimalistic art In the end he he he was known along with his fellow artist of of the the times Alberto Giacometti as as one of of the the greatest sculptors of the era The Magnificent MicroBooNE: Science Through the Art of Jackson Pollock and David Smith 2016 Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Diana Torres Chris Kemp
Jennifer Raaf Sam Zeller Thomas Junk and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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