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SAM SMYTH: COLOURWORKS I
26th March to 27th April 2019
Open evening 27th March 7-9pm
An exhibition of new work by Norfolk based artist Sam Smyth exploring colour interaction and visual perception. Sam works with acrylic, collage and emitted light to create vibrant visual encounters. This exhibition will present works that deal directly with physical and aesthetic properties of colour.
Sam Smyth Biography:
Sam Smyth is a UK based artist best known for his hard-edged geometric paintings and collages. He uses abstraction as a vehicle to explore light, pure form and the act of looking. Drawing on the ideas of minimalist and post painterly abstract painting from the 60s and 70s, Sam’s work has a focus on visual perception and colour interaction. Working in series; Sam employs formal organizing principles to his work; often pursuing a geometric framework across several works. This can be seen in his square compositions and also in various works in 2 x 3 and 3 x 4 format.
Sam studied art & design at Weston college & Arts University Bournemouth. In 2017/18 Sam undertook two commissions in the USA; for AC hotels in New York and a private collector in Del Mar, California. He was shortlisted for the Artworks Open prize 2018 and has work in several private collections. His next exhibition will be at Scratch Labs: an artist led residency at Caraboo projects space in Bristol.