Looking now at more contemporary artists, who incorporate reflective materials into their work, I was very interested in the work of Robert Smithson. Smithson is most famous for his "spiral jelly" piece which he created out of rocks, sediments, mud and sand in 1970.
Smithson was always interested in the earthwork and the science behind it. He wanted to combine this into his art work. "Instead of putting a work of art on some land, some land is put into a work of art" He also incorporated mirrors and reflective materials into his work. One of my favourite art pieces created by Smithson is "three mirrors in a corner" As each mirror reflects the space around it; it multiplies the reflections in the other mirrors, creating an image with the symmetry of a crystal. Again he uses fragments from the natural world; in this particular piece Smithson uses coral. The thing I like the most about Smithson’s work is that the viewer can actually be a part of the art piece by simply entering and exiting the space. That is why I am choosing to focus on mirrors as they can capture the viewer into the work.
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