• Smith created the textured look of Soft Landing by crinkling muslin on the floor and spray painting the layers. The ovoid object, bottom center, is painted stone.

• She often created her art using everyday materials such as house paint, construction paper, tape, and discarded items.
• Active in New York City beginning in the 1950s, Smith was one of the few women artists creating abstract, large-scale art in a movement dominated by men.

• By creating a painting in the shape of a triangle and placing the work in a corner instead of flat on a wall, Smith joined other contemporary artists in questioning why paintings should be two-dimensional and have four straight sides.

• The artist has written about the work: “My intention was to create a bigger than life[,] vast expansive experience[,] subjectively spiritual.”