David Smith

David Smith was an American abstract sculpture during the 20^th century. David was unique in that he was the first sculpture to work with welded metal. He also was a brilliant painter, he would derive his work from brush to arc. In his earlier years he worked in a body shop and on a car assembly line that may have helped open the door to his abstract fabrication with metal. His famous works consists of abstract geometric shapes that speak for themselves. This piece is called CUBI VI which was among the last set of works David produced. It was completed in 1963 and resides now in Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and is a brilliant stainless-steel sculpture. I chose this piece due to how sharp and clean the edges are, as well as the steel itself.