NYAB Event - Clive Smith “Beak, Hand, Claw, Brush”

Clive Smith “Beak, Hand, Claw, Brush”

Marlborough (Midtown)

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Known for his outstanding work in depicting the human figure and in portraiture this show will reveal a startling change of course. The subject of the new paintings is for the most part the depiction of bird’s nests which the artist has painted on a large scale. Intrigued by the intricate and complex structure of nests Smith has used this subject to create images that are at once realistic and abstract. Smith states, “I had turned to the still life, still working in my observational representational technique and simplified my subject matter for it to become equally about abstraction.” The exhibition will consist of seven paintings ranging in size from twenty-two by twenty two inches to sixty-five by sixty inches. In some of the works Smith incorporates home references such as wall paper or ceramic dishware. As in all his work Smith’s painting is noted for its tonal clarity and an alluring brushwork that is as much a part of the form as it is the content.