Palm Springs Art MuseumFound Objects

Phillip K. Smith III, Lucid Stead: Element #4

2015

Phillip K. Smith III remodeled an abandoned 70-year-old homesteader cabin in Joshua Tree, California to include mirrored panels and colored LED lights. This artwork reconfigures the pure elements of the cabin: the desert-worn wood (from the original structure), color shifting mirror, and white light. Building upon the concepts of the California Light and Space Movement, Smith confronts the ideas of modernist design, while pushing the boundaries of objects, manipulating forms, textures, materiality, and light.

Phillip K. Smith III remodeló una cabaña de colono abandonada de 70 años en Joshua Tree, California, para incluir paneles espejados y luces LED de colores. Esta obra de arte reconfigura los elementos puros de la cabaña: la madera desgastada por el desierto (de la estructura original), el espejo que cambia de color y la luz blanca. Basándose en los conceptos del movimiento de Luz y Espacio de California, Smith se enfrenta a las ideas del diseño modernista, al tiempo que amplía los límites de los objetos, manipulando formas, texturas, materialidad y luz.

Phillip K. Smith III, American, born 1972 Lucid Stead: Element #4, 2015 brushed aluminum, wood, acrylic, mirror, LED lighting, and custom electronic components Museum purchase with funds provided by Donna J. MacMillan 2016.747