Aluminum Composite over Modeling Foam
18 x 18 inches
45.72 x 45.72 cm
Collection:
Time:
1965
The artist recreated a sculptural version of his late Fusionist period work "The New Land" originally painted In Israel. The fused figural form was first carved in sculpting foam which was then coated with a synthetic sculpting paste mixed with an automotive finish metal flake additive. The effect is that of an iridescently shimmering stony substance. Smarkusz contrasts and fuses a primitive solid objective form with the fluidly dynamic subjective theme of human behavior - a contrast existing in much of his work literally and all of his work symbolically.
Interpreting "Three Sculptures"