David Smith -- Cubi VI

David Smith began his studies in the late 1920s at the Art Students League. From 1935 he concentrated on sculpture, although he constantly tried to merge painting and sculpture to create a new art form. His "Cubi" series began in 1961 which were all abstract pieces made in stainless steel. I found Cubi VI interesting because it clearly be seen as a human figure but in an abstract way. The two rectangles at the bottom can be perceived as crossed legs, the diamond as a waist, the square as a chest which is connected to the rectangle on the left which is to be perceived as an arm stretching straight up and the higher rectangle as the head. Also, the diamond which connects the upper and lower part of the sculpture makes it seem weightless.