Wandering Rocks is a 1967 steel sculpture by Tony Smith, made in an edition of five plus one artist's proof. The Minimalist work comprises five different polyhedral elements painted black.
The five elements of the sculpture have different size and shapes, based on tetrahedrons and octahedrons, with faceted surfaces painted with a semi-gloss black, and are individually named "Crocus", "Dud", "Shaft", "Slide", and "Smohawk". They measure from 23 in (58 cm) to 45.5 in (116 cm) in height and weigh from 361 lb (164 kg) to 742 lb (337 kg). Several of the editions are exhibited in public, typically installed outdoors on a grassed area. The elements have no fixed positions, and their relative positions and orientations may vary according to the requirements of the specific location, so each installation is different.
The work was first created as a full-size plywood mock-up and then replicated in painted metal. The sculpture may allude to the structure of molecules and crystals, or the Japanese rock garden of Ryōan-ji in Kyoto. As Smith described it: "The Rocks were really conceived as one piece, although I didn't think of them as having a fixed spatial relationship to one another. They did, however, have a temporal sequence. I thought of each piece as having an identity but also as a constituting part of a group. In this group, positions were thought of as changing."[1]
Editionsedit
Edition 5/5 in the Netherlands in 2008
The work was created in an edition of five, plus one artist's proof:
^"WANDERING ROCKS, 1967" 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, tonysmithestate.com
^Wandering Rocks 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Art Museum
^Wandering Rocks: Smohawk, (sculpture) 2023-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
^"WANDERING ROCKS, 1967" 2 2023-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, tonysmithestate.com
^"The Wondering [sic] Rocks", Smithsonian Institution Research Information System 2023-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
^Tony Smith, "Wandering Rocks", 1967 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, National Gallery of Art
^"Wandering Rocks, (sculpture)" 2023-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
^"Wandering rocks", 1967-1970, Tony Smith (1912-1980) 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Kröller-Müller Museum
April 10, 2024
wandering, rocks, sculpture, wandering, rocks, 1967, steel, sculpture, tony, smith, made, edition, five, plus, artist, proof, minimalist, work, comprises, five, different, polyhedral, elements, painted, black, wandering, rocksedition, milwaukee, 2012artisttony. Wandering Rocks is a 1967 steel sculpture by Tony Smith made in an edition of five plus one artist s proof The Minimalist work comprises five different polyhedral elements painted black Wandering RocksEdition 2 5 in Milwaukee in 2012ArtistTony SmithYear1967MovementMinimalism Contents 1 Description 1 1 Editions 2 See also 3 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp Edition 4 5 in Washington DC in 2013The five elements of the sculpture have different size and shapes based on tetrahedrons and octahedrons with faceted surfaces painted with a semi gloss black and are individually named Crocus Dud Shaft Slide and Smohawk They measure from 23 in 58 cm to 45 5 in 116 cm in height and weigh from 361 lb 164 kg to 742 lb 337 kg Several of the editions are exhibited in public typically installed outdoors on a grassed area The elements have no fixed positions and their relative positions and orientations may vary according to the requirements of the specific location so each installation is different The work was first created as a full size plywood mock up and then replicated in painted metal The sculpture may allude to the structure of molecules and crystals or the Japanese rock garden of Ryōan ji in Kyoto As Smith described it The Rocks were really conceived as one piece although I didn t think of them as having a fixed spatial relationship to one another They did however have a temporal sequence I thought of each piece as having an identity but also as a constituting part of a group In this group positions were thought of as changing 1 Editions edit nbsp Edition 5 5 in the Netherlands in 2008The work was created in an edition of five plus one artist s proof Wandering Rocks AP has been displayed in Seattle Washington since 2007 and is now at the Olympic Sculpture Park donated to the Seattle Art Museum by the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection in 2016 for the museum s 75th anniversary 2 3 Wandering Rocks 1 5 is at Kykuit the John D Rockefeller Estate in Pocantico Hills New York citation needed Wandering Rocks 2 5 is at Lynden Sculpture Garden in Milwaukee Wisconsin donated by the Bradley Family Foundation in 2012 4 5 Wandering Rocks 3 5 is in a private collection in Cleveland Ohio citation needed Wandering Rocks 4 5 is at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Washington D C having been bought by the National Gallery of Art in 1981 6 7 Wandering Rocks 5 5 is at the Kroller Muller Museum at Otterlo in the Netherlands 8 See also edit nbsp Visual arts portal1967 in art List of Tony Smith sculpturesReferences edit WANDERING ROCKS 1967 Archived 2020 02 23 at the Wayback Machine tonysmithestate com Wandering Rocks Archived 2020 08 09 at the Wayback Machine Seattle Art Museum Wandering Rocks Smohawk sculpture Archived 2023 07 03 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Institution Research Information System WANDERING ROCKS 1967 2 Archived 2023 07 03 at the Wayback Machine tonysmithestate com The Wondering sic Rocks Smithsonian Institution Research Information System Archived 2023 07 03 at the Wayback Machine Tony Smith Wandering Rocks 1967 Archived 2020 10 31 at the Wayback Machine National Gallery of Art Wandering Rocks sculpture Archived 2023 07 03 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Institution Research Information System Wandering rocks 1967 1970 Tony Smith 1912 1980 Archived 2020 09 25 at the Wayback Machine Kroller Muller Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wandering Rocks sculpture amp oldid 1213732973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
