kiki smith power point
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Brief History
In 1994 Kiki is born in Germany. She was born
into a artistic family with her sculptor father and
her mother, Jane Smith, was an opera singer.
Making cardboard models of her fathers work
was the one of Kiki’s first art experiences. In her
teen years Kiki became a part of the hippie
movement and became devoted to a return to
nature. During this time Kiki was also interested
in art and attended Hartford School of Art in
Connecticut for three terms. Then studying
anatomy books which her father gave her Kiki
was inspired…
-Her sculptures are of and
About the body. She uses
Materials ranging from
bronze, paper, and wax.
She started off making sculptures of organs and parts
of the body but her art later evolved to include
animals, domestic objects, and became narrative. Kiki
is considered a feminist artist and her sculptures are
often metaphors for deeper issues. Some symbols that
frequently appear in her art are
birth, regeneration, and Catholic allusions. Also, she
doesn’t just do sculptures but occasionally does
sketches, paints, and does instillations.
“Id
en
tica
l Tw
ins”
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“Untitled”
1992
“Sueno” 1992
“Untitled II” 1993
“Blo
od
Po
ol”
19
92
“Vir
gin
Ma
ry”
19
93
“Lilit
h”
19
94
“Crèche” 1997
“Black Animal Drawing” 1997-1998
“Blu
e G
irl”
19
98
“Wearing the Skin” 2001
“Born” 2002
“Ra
ptu
re”
20
02
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http://visualarts.walkerart.org/detail.wac?
id=1532&title=Past%20Exhibitions&style
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http://www.uam.ucsb.edu/Pages/kiki.htm
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http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/smith/i
ndex.html
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibitio
n/matrixredux