Exhibitions
Crescendo
Art dealer and advisor Sandra Higgins will be exhibiting the fantastic abstract work of artist Mark Elliott Smith, at Milsom Place, Bath
In a critical moment in time, there is a sense that we have entered a stage of transition after reaching a peak of progress. But within the chaos lie the seeds of transformation. Smith’s work energises the viewer with a magnificent crescendo of possibilities.
Smith says, “I want to live in a world which excites and inspires, a world of courage and prosperity, a world where positive, colourful, contemporary new art is held in the highest respect, driving the imagination of a new generation.” Great art should be socially, emotionally and culturally liberating, dynamic and exciting, whilst visually and distinctively appealing. This exhibition, like much of Smith’s work, epitomizes this dream.
They say music gives form to silence. Similarly, in Smith’s paintings, the painted, often pure white background creates a space from which the imagery can arise. There is a rhythm and symmetry tied in with the apparent chaotic nature in the work. Almost synaesthetically, counterpoint, timbre and melody can be heard while viewing the paintings, in the contrasts of colour, hue and tone.
There is a figurative, dance-like aspect in his work, each painting in effect forms a composition, a dance in motion, intertwining, swirling shapes making patterns in space, such as in ceremonial dance with their costumes and flying colours.
The titles of Smith’s paintings, though they parallel rather than describe the work, are precise and are chosen to function as micro-poems analogous to the images.
Smith says, “I want to live in a world which excites and inspires, a world of courage and prosperity, a world where positive, colourful, contemporary new art is held in the highest respect, driving the imagination of a new generation.” Great art should be socially, emotionally and culturally liberating, dynamic and exciting, whilst visually and distinctively appealing. This exhibition, like much of Smith’s work, epitomizes this dream.
They say music gives form to silence. Similarly, in Smith’s paintings, the painted, often pure white background creates a space from which the imagery can arise. There is a rhythm and symmetry tied in with the apparent chaotic nature in the work. Almost synaesthetically, counterpoint, timbre and melody can be heard while viewing the paintings, in the contrasts of colour, hue and tone.
There is a figurative, dance-like aspect in his work, each painting in effect forms a composition, a dance in motion, intertwining, swirling shapes making patterns in space, such as in ceremonial dance with their costumes and flying colours.
The titles of Smith’s paintings, though they parallel rather than describe the work, are precise and are chosen to function as micro-poems analogous to the images.
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