Gravity of Love

Shinique Smith

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Object Label

Through exuberant colors, swirling brushstrokes, and collaged scraps of paper, fabric, snack wrappers, and more, Shinique Smith captures the vastness and energy of personal emotions. Gravity of Love includes bright patterns, cut-out imagery, flashes of text, and abstract forms that coalesce into a kaleidoscopic expression of love, hope, and joy.

Caption

Shinique Smith American, born 1971. Gravity of Love, 2013. Ink, acrylic, paper, and fabric collage on wood panel , 84 × 84 × 2 1/4 in., 40 lb. (213.4 × 213.4 × 5.7 cm, 18.14kg). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. White Fund, 2013.29.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.29.1_PS11.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Gravity of Love

Date

2013

Medium

Ink, acrylic, paper, and fabric collage on wood panel

Classification

Collage

Dimensions

84 × 84 × 2 1/4 in., 40 lb. (213.4 × 213.4 × 5.7 cm, 18.14kg)

Credit Line

Alfred T. White Fund

Accession Number

2013.29.1

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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