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Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith (American, born in Germany, b. 1954)
Kneeling Woman with Rabbit, 2004
Collaged photo-lithographs and photo-etchings with pen and ink on Nepalese paper
Westmont Acquisition
Daughter of the sculptor Tony Smith, Kiki Smith is a sculptor, printmaker, and draftsperson. Two recurring subjects in Smith’s oeuvre are the female body and animals. The wolf and cat connect the female body to violence and harshness in life, whereas birds, deer, and rabbits suggest human spirituality and the fragility of life. Smith often uses a special Nepalese paper––here collaged together to create a large work. The figures are cutouts that are pasted down––some are etchings, others are ink drawings. The image of the rabbit is similar to an etching done in 1997 titled Bunny. The work is part of a series of drawings and collaged prints of women kneeling and presenting animals.
Hear from Westmont Art major,
Evelyn Thoen talk about Smith's work!
