Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith (b. 1954, Nuremberg, Germany) is a leading figure among artists addressing philosophical, social, and spiritual aspects of human nature, whose career spans more than three decades. Smith employs a wide-range of non-traditional materials ranging from hair and latex to beeswax and gold to a diverse body of work that includes painting, photography, bookmaking, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking. From Smith’s transgressive works of the mid-80s that dealt with mortality, bodily dissolution and decay to her explorations of the natural world and domesticity, her work is layered with meaning and metaphor.
Images
Kiki Smith, Wolf with Birds III, 2010. Bronze with gold leaf, 44-1/2" x 54" x 2-1/2" (113 cm x 137.2 cm x 6.4 cm).
Kiki Smith, Her Bouquet, 2007-2008. Ink on nepal paper with glass glitter, lithographic crayon and silk tissue;
oil paint on mouth-blown clear antique glass with white and yellow gold leaf, two works on nepal paper, 73-1/2" x 85-1/2" (186.7 cm x 217.2 cm) and 75" x 86" (190.5 cm x 218.4 cm)
three glass panels, 23-5/8" x 19-3/4" (60 cm x 50.2 cm) each.
Kiki Smith, Women with Sheep (Three Women, Three Sheep), 2009. Bronze, overall installation dimensions variable
30-1/2" x 13" x 42" (77.5 cm x 33 cm x 106.7 cm), standing sheep
22-1/2" x 40" x 15" (57.2 cm x 101.6 cm x 38.1 cm), resting sheep
34" x 82" x 39" (86.4 cm x 208.3 cm x 99.1 cm), woman with sheep
17-3/4" x 84" .
Kiki Smith, We See Each Other, 2010. Ink on nepal paper with glitter, silver and gold leaf, 59-3/8" x 28-1/4" (150.8 cm x 71.8 cm).
Kiki Smith, Singer, 2009. Bronze, 64-1/2" x 25" x 21" (163.8 cm x 63.5 cm x 53.3 cm), figure
53-1/2" x 20" x 17-1/2" (135.9 cm x 50.8 cm x 44.4 cm), flowers, variable.
Kiki Smith, Homecoming, 2012. Cast aluminum, 37" x 37" x 32" (94 cm x 94 cm x 81.3 cm).