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The size and form of Tony Smith’s Die, a 6-foot steel cube, was inspired by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man, which shows the ideal proportions of the human figure set within the perfect geometry of a circle and a square.
DIE, 1962 - SCULPTURE - Artworks - Tony Smith. Back next previous. Steel, oiled finish. 6' x 6' x 6' Smith backyard, Orange, New Jersey. "This is a complicated piece. It has too many references to be coped with coherently. I undoubtedly decided to do it after having looked at Free Ride for a while. That was its real inception.
Die was one of Tony Smith's first steel sculptures and the inspiration for much of his later work. He had made a six-inch cardboard model in black in 1962, but he did not have Die fabricated until 1968.
In 2003, the National Gallery of Art in Washington acquired one of four casts of Smith's first steel sculpture, Die, created in 1962 and fabricated in 1968, from Paula Cooper Gallery. Smoke (1967) currently fills the 60-foot high atrium leading into the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Ahmanson Building; the museum purchased the work in 2010.
Die. 1962 (fabricated 1998). Steel. 6 x 6 x 6' (182.9 x 182.9 x 182.9 cm). Gift of Jane Smith in honor of Agnes Gund. 333.1998. © 2024 Estate of Tony Smith / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Painting and Sculpture.
Aug 4, 2013 · The sculpture “Die” is a reflection of the Smith’s intimate, life-long relationship with industrial materials. “Die” is six feet tall, deep and wide, constructed of steel and given up to a deep, almost rusted shade of brown.
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘Die’ was created in 1968 by Tony Smith in Minimalism style. Find more prominent pieces of sculpture at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
