Architect, painter, sculptor -- Tony Smith was all three. Sometimes his sculptures are grouped with Minimalism, though they don't really belong in that stylistic catagory. As the title suggests, there is some humor to this piece, and, if you could walk around it and see it from all sides, you would notice it has an anthropomorphic quality. As a child, Tony Smith contracted TB and was quarantined in a tiny building in his family's backyard. During this lonely time he developed an interest in the geometric elements of architecture -- an interest that remained with him throughout his life.
Do you know where this sculpture is located? Tony Smith has a daughter who is also a successful sculptor, do you know who she is? I will post the answers with tomorrow's "Art of the Day"
Links:
[1] http://realneo.us/system/files/RNTonySmithspitballcase.jpg
[2] http://realneo.us/content/artist-all-time-clarence-e-van-duzer-rest-peace
[3] http://realneo.us/John-Jackson-rest-in-peace
[4] http://realneo.us/Masumi-Hayashi-rest-in-peace
[5] http://realneo.us/content/art-day-cleveland-vacation-zak-long-and-erin-robinson
[6] http://realneo.us/content/art-day-free-stamp-claes-oldenberg
[7] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-kill-by-joseph-filak
[8] http://realneo.us/content/art-day-beauty-damage-christopher-pekoc-thomas-ball-henry-adams-and-bernie-sokolowski
[9] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-100-year-tree-by-ann-hayes
[10] http://realneo.us/3-Way-Plug-by-Claes-Oldenburg
[11] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-angela-keslar
[12] http://realneo.us/Art-of-the-Day-Ardnamurchan-Zillij
[13] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-ascending-by-alice-kiderman
[14] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-cloud-gate-by-anish-kapoor
[15] http://realneo.us/Dana-Schutz-supports-MOCA
[16] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-derek-hess
[17] http://realneo.us/Emily-Acita-in-collaboration
[18] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-gene-kangas-tribute-to-hart-crane
[19] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-home-by-keri-mortimer
[20] http://realneo.us/Houghs-Angel-by-Harry-Bell
[21] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-labyrinth-by-rafala-green
[22] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-light-assemblages-by-dana-depew
[23] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-lyravega1-by-paul-dacey
[24] http://realneo.us/Mashups-by-ClevelandSGS
[25] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-millennium-park-chicago
[26] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-pavel-kopriva
[27] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-penelope-by-arabella-proffer-vendetta
[28] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-prickly-pear-nocturne-by-pamela-dodds
[29] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-robert-banks
[30] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-s-m-girls-by-natalie-lanese
[31] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/artist-of-the-day-the-shaman
[32] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-steve-cagan
[33] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-the-duct-tape-giraffe-at-the-zoo
[34] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-the-new-sculpture-on-the-block
[35] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-turning-point-by-philip-johnson
[36] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-unstable-tables-by-carl-floyd
[37] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-spitball-by-tony-smith/art-of-the-day-wearable-art-by-carol-nesper
[38] http://realneo.us/art-of-the-day-yoshitomo-nara
