ARTIST PROFILE

Yvette Kaiser Smith

  • Czech Republic (b. 1958 in Prague)
  • Currently in Chicago, United States.
  • Moved to United States in 1969. Full time artist since receiving MFA in Sculpture from University of Chicago in 1994. Has exhibited extensively at regional museums, art centers, and university galleries throughout the US and alternative spaces abroad.
Flex Block (8,3) (8,5) (5,8) (6,2)

Flex Block (8,3) (8,5) (5,8) (6,2)

  • 2012
  • Crocheted fiberglass roving with hard-finish polyester resin.
  • 20 x 83 x 12 inches

  • Front and side view. Flex Block (8,3) (8,5) (5,8) (6,2) is based on 83855862, a sequence from within the infinite number e. Sequence reads from top to bottom. Value of each digit determines the depth of the loop and also color placement.
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    Convex Loops | 2012

In Convex Loop structures, the value of each digit determines a unit’s depth and sometimes also its height.