Banana

Richard Smith

Banana, 1973274.3 x 45.7cmPrice on Request
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MaterialGallery
acrylic on canvas with aluminium rods, rope and stringVardaxoglou Gallery
Description
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This abstract artwork features a cluster of elongated, vibrant orange shapes resembling shattered pencils arranged diagonally across the canvas. The bold use of a single, eye-catching color, combined with the dynamic, jagged composition, creates a striking visual impact. The artist employs a minimalist approach, highlighting the inherent sculptural qualities of the materials to explore themes of fragmentation and the deconstructed nature of common objects. This thought-provoking piece reflects the artist's interest in challenging conventional perceptions and encouraging viewers to reconsider the familiar in unexpected ways. ...

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Richard Smith
Artist
Richard Smith
B.1931, British

Richard Smith (1931-2016) is one of the most influential artists of his generation. After studying in the 1950s at the Royal College of Art, Smith stood apart from the Pop Art movement of the 1960s by combining imagery found in the commercial landscape with an expansive abstract painting language very much his own. He gained critical acclaim for extending the boundaries of painting into three dimensions, creating sculptural shaped canvases with monumental presence, and kite paintings which questioned painting’s edge and the relationship between canvas and support. Of these works, Barbara Rose said, “inevitably they echo the verticality of man’s own gravity-determined stance… These consistent allusions to the human condition prove that abstract art is not necessarily divorced from man’s experience.” ...

Richard Smith: Artworks
Banana
Richard SmithBanana, 1973Price on Request
Vardaxoglou Gallery
Gallery
Vardaxoglou Gallery
London

Established in 2020, Vardaxoglou is a London-based gallery specialising in modern and contemporary art. The gallery’s programme features exhibitions with a number of contemporary artists in the context of regular historical surveys that present pioneering artists to new audiences.