Artist: David Smith
 Title: Song of the Landscape
 Year: 1950
  Dimensions: 48.3 x 81.3 x 49.5 cm

Song of the Landscape is an abstract expressionist sculpture made out of bronze and iron. This sculpture is very loosely welded together with lots of negative space found throughout it. The wires have been shaped to look like the outer body of a fish that is swimming up to the surface. I am not sure if the artist intended for this piece to look like a fish. On the far right of the sculpture where the found objects such as boxes and cones are placed. The mouth is open and has several holes drilled into it making it so the wire can be easily attached. This part then flows down and is connected to several other thin wires which are twisted and arched among each other. This piece creates many different emotions. The very complex structure of this sculpture creates an agitated feeling. The back, towards the tail appears to look like a spine. This sculpture has been created to be non representational. Only i feel that it has been created to represent different elements of nature. This piece is meant to be displayed outside. So, depending upon where it is displayed will affect the meaning of this piece. The natural colors that are found within this sculpture reflects on colors found in nature. When looking at this sculpture I think about what this piece would look during different season. How will it look when it gets an outer skin of spider webs? When rain freezes what will the ice sickles look like coming off? I want to return this piece back to nature!