Borderline (2018)
Tim Smith183 x 167 cm | 72 x 65 in
Subject: Abstract
Tags:
Collage,
Layers,
Marks,
Evocative
Original mixed media painting in acrylic, oil and found leaves on canvas.
"The process of painting is a slow one, transparent thin layers partially covering and changing the areas is like a process of how an area of land may change over time, of how a border between countries can change. The work was completed in the garden by the studio over a period of months and the surface contains some remnants of ivy and fern leaves which will disintegrate at some point."
Tim Smith
Tim Smith's handling of paint is reminiscent of Frank Auerbach - intense, gestural and thickly applied with bold impasto marks and colours. Nature, humanity, textures, patterns and cultural motifs all jostle for space in his work.
A clamorous celebration of all things becomes a simple appreciation of form and colour; the way in which the painterly supersedes the subject evokes also the spirit of Jasper Johns. Smith draws from history, experience, fiction and fantasy to reflect his kaleidoscopic cultural vision.
