alexis smith

Snake Path consists of a winding 560-foot-long, 10-foot-wide footpath in the form of a serpent, whose individual scales are hexagonal pieces of colored slate, and whose head is inlaid in the approach to UC San Diego's Geisel Library. The tail wraps around an existing concrete pathway as a snake would wrap itself around a tree limb. Along the way, the serpent's slightly crowned body circles around a small "garden of Eden" with several fruit trees including an apple, a fig and a pomegranate. These pointed allusions to the biblical conflict between innocence and knowledge mark an apt symbolic path to the University's main repository of books. The concept of finding sanctuary within oneself - outside the idealistic and protected confines of the university - speaks directly to the student on the verge of entering the real world. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37815]

Snake Path consists of a winding 560-foot-long, 10-foot-wide footpath in the form of a serpent, whose individual scales are hexagonal pieces of colored slate, and whose head is inlaid in the approach to UC San Diego's Geisel Library. The tail wraps around an existing concrete pathway as a snake would wrap itself around a tree limb. Along the way, the serpent's slightly crowned body circles around a small "garden of Eden" with several fruit trees including an apple, a fig and a pomegranate. These pointed allusions to the biblical conflict between innocence and knowledge mark an apt symbolic path to the University's main repository of books. The concept of finding sanctuary within oneself - outside the idealistic and protected confines of the university - speaks directly to the student on the verge of entering the real world. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37815]

Snake Path consists of a winding 560-foot-long, 10-foot-wide footpath in the form of a serpent, whose individual scales are hexagonal pieces of colored slate, and whose head is inlaid in the approach to UC San Diego's Geisel Library. The tail wraps around an existing concrete pathway as a snake would wrap itself around a tree limb. Along the way, the serpent's slightly crowned body circles around a small "garden of Eden" with several fruit trees including an apple, a fig and a pomegranate. These pointed allusions to the biblical conflict between innocence and knowledge mark an apt symbolic path to the University's main repository of books. The concept of finding sanctuary within oneself - outside the idealistic and protected confines of the university - speaks directly to the student on the verge of entering the real world. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37815]

Snake Path consists of a winding 560-foot-long, 10-foot-wide footpath in the form of a serpent, whose individual scales are hexagonal pieces of colored slate, and whose head is inlaid in the approach to UC San Diego's Geisel Library. The tail wraps around an existing concrete pathway as a snake would wrap itself around a tree limb. Along the way, the serpent's slightly crowned body circles around a small "garden of Eden" with several fruit trees including an apple, a fig and a pomegranate. These pointed allusions to the biblical conflict between innocence and knowledge mark an apt symbolic path to the University's main repository of books. The concept of finding sanctuary within oneself - outside the idealistic and protected confines of the university - speaks directly to the student on the verge of entering the real world. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37815]

Same Old Paradise, a mural painted by Alexis Smith, was commissioned by Brooklyn Museum in 1987 as a temporary installation and then remained rolled-up for thirty years. Alexis worked with Lucia Vinograd to develop the five-point perspective of the orange grove and the colors in the scales of the snake that turned into a paved road. Alexis loved to drive, and when you drive and look out the window you are experiencing something akin to her work—an ongoing visual collage. You see one thing after another. Alexis Smith also had become fascinated with the idea that instead of having paradise be a place, paradise might be a state of mind. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37863]

Same Old Paradise, a mural painted by Alexis Smith, was commissioned by Brooklyn Museum in 1987 as a temporary installation and then remained rolled-up for thirty years. Alexis worked with Lucia Vinograd to develop the five-point perspective of the orange grove and the colors in the scales of the snake that turned into a paved road. Alexis loved to drive, and when you drive and look out the window you are experiencing something akin to her work—an ongoing visual collage. You see one thing after another. Alexis Smith also had become fascinated with the idea that instead of having paradise be a place, paradise might be a state of mind. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37863]

Same Old Paradise, a mural painted by Alexis Smith, was commissioned by Brooklyn Museum in 1987 as a temporary installation and then remained rolled-up for thirty years. Alexis worked with Lucia Vinograd to develop the five-point perspective of the orange grove and the colors in the scales of the snake that turned into a paved road. Alexis loved to drive, and when you drive and look out the window you are experiencing something akin to her work—an ongoing visual collage. You see one thing after another. Alexis Smith also had become fascinated with the idea that instead of having paradise be a place, paradise might be a state of mind. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37863]

Same Old Paradise, a mural painted by Alexis Smith, was commissioned by Brooklyn Museum in 1987 as a temporary installation and then remained rolled-up for thirty years. Alexis worked with Lucia Vinograd to develop the five-point perspective of the orange grove and the colors in the scales of the snake that turned into a paved road. Alexis loved to drive, and when you drive and look out the window you are experiencing something akin to her work—an ongoing visual collage. You see one thing after another. Alexis Smith also had become fascinated with the idea that instead of having paradise be a place, paradise might be a state of mind. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37863]

Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]

Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]

Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]

Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]

Anthony Graham from Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the work of Los Angeles-based artist Alexis Smith. Smith's collaboration with the Collection began in 1992 with her iconic Snake Path, and continues with her monumental mural Same Old Paradise, slated for installation on-campus in 2021. The trio of panelists offer insights into Smith's themes and creative strategies. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36001]

Anthony Graham from Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the work of Los Angeles-based artist Alexis Smith. Smith's collaboration with the Collection began in 1992 with her iconic Snake Path, and continues with her monumental mural Same Old Paradise, slated for installation on-campus in 2021. The trio of panelists offer insights into Smith's themes and creative strategies. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36001]

The Stuart Collection seeks to enrich the cultural, intellectual, and scholarly life of the UCSD campus and the San Diego community by building and maintaining a unique collection of site-specific sculpture by leading artists of our time. In this program, Director Mary Beebe and Project Manager Mathieu Gregoire, discuss Alexis Smith’s sculpture Snake Path. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 20182]

The Stuart Collection seeks to enrich the cultural, intellectual, and scholarly life of the UCSD campus and the San Diego community by building and maintaining a unique collection of site-specific sculpture by leading artists of our time. In this program, Director Mary Beebe and Project Manager Mathieu Gregoire, discuss Alexis Smith’s sculpture Snake Path. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 20182]