Object Details
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- Jack Schmidt enjoys using materials that respond differently to light. #8 Study in Stone combines reflective layers of plate glass with smooth metal and roughly shaped granite. He thinks scale is important and often spends a great deal of time drawing his ideas and planning dimensions before beginning a sculpture. The proportions of #8 Study in Stone are distorted because Schmidt has layered the pieces of glass to give a false sense of perspective.
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- "The important thing is the overall impact and the 'staying power' of the piece." Jack Schmidt, Insight, 1985
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Jack Schmidt, born Toledo, OH 1945
- Date
- 1989
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joan and Milton Baxt in honor of Lloyd G. Schermer, recipient of the Joseph Henry Medal, 1994
- Copyright
- © 1989, Jack Schmidt
- Medium
- glass, granite, and metal
- Dimensions
- 17 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 in. (44.8 x 24.2 x 12.8 cm.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Crafts
