Coloring Book 38

Sable Elyse Smith

Coloring Book 38, 2019152.4 x 127cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGallery
silkscreen ink, oil sticks, oil pastel on paperCarlos/Ishikawa
Description
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This contemporary artwork features a vibrant and dynamic composition of bold colors, expressive lines, and geometric shapes. The predominant elements are abstract forms in yellow, red, black, and blue, creating a sense of energy and movement. The composition is framed within a rectangular structure, suggesting an architectural or sculptural reference. The work employs a distinctive style that combines elements of abstract expressionism and pop art, with a playful and spontaneous quality in the application of paint and marks. The artist's intention behind this piece may be to explore themes of urban life, technology, or societal commentary, though the specific context is not immediately clear. ...

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LAUGH TRACK, OR WHO’S THAT PEEKING IN MY WINDOW
Artist
Sable Elyse Smith
B.1986, American

Sable Elyse Smith’s interdisciplinary practice spans photography, painting, video, text, neon and sculpture. Often using language to highlight its performative aspect, the artist blends that which is political, public and personal to reveal institutional violence in the contexts of the carceral and court systems, correction facilities and racial injustices. Smith combines the imagery of mass incarceration with unexpected metaphors, such as an intimate touch of a lover, children’s colouring books or playgrounds. The contrast produced is at once uncanny and familiar: while not physically spoken of, the violence that Smith’s work reveals is entrenched, normalised in everyday public consciousness. By displaying the trauma of unseen, ignored narratives, the social commentary of Smith’s conceptual practice strives to find the missing language to speak of the unspoken. ...

Sable Elyse Smith: Artworks
8423 Days
Sable Elyse Smith8423 Days, 2020Price on Request
Coloring Book 29
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 29, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 36
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 36, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 38
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 38, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 42
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 42, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 43
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 43, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 62
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 62, 2020Price on Request
Pivot II
Sable Elyse SmithPivot II, 2019Price on Request
Riot I
Sable Elyse SmithRiot I, 2019Price on Request
Untitled
Sable Elyse SmithUntitled, 2019Price on Request
Coloring Book 127
Sable Elyse SmithColoring Book 127, 202350000 USD
LAUGH TRACK, OR WHO’S THAT PEEKING IN MY WINDOW
Sable Elyse SmithLAUGH TRACK, OR WHO’S THAT PEEKING IN MY WINDOW, 2021Price on Request
Carlos/Ishikawa
Gallery
Carlos/Ishikawa
London

Founded in 2011, Carlos/Ishikawa’s program is dedicated to considered and ambitious exhibitions that offer diverse artists’ perspectives on structural, socio-cultural, and political questions. The program focuses on international artists with often wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and experimental practices. There is an interest within the program of challenging the aesthetic conventions of conceptual art, and a focus on art that is able to operate on an affective, emotional level as well as a rigorous intellectual one. The gallery has offered many artists their first solo show, many of whom have gone on to receive recognition internationally. ...