Kiki Smith was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1954. She is the daughter of the American sculptor Tony Smith, so she has been introduced to art since she was born. As a young girl she helped her father make cardboard models for his geometric sculptures. This eventually began her career as an artist.
Smith is well known for her erratic artwork. She began sculpting and painter in the 70s but many are more familiar with her sculptures. By the 80s her work was displayed in museums especially the Museum of Modern Art, as of now they have collected more than fifth of her projects.
Smiths work is not my favorite to look at but her confidence is what I admire. Her pieces are so strange and out of the ordinary but once they are described than its easier to comprehend. As of sculptures she is wonderful but as a painter I’m still on the fence with that one. Overall she is a very interesting artist.
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