This exhibition brings together examples of Smith’s most arresting work from the period 1966 to 1972. The works on view not only reveal his astounding technical skill as a fabricator, but also his methodical approach to creating paintings as three-dimensional, physical objects. Light, colour and surface remained principle concerns in Smith’s shaped canvases, as well as retaining the essential frontal facing and wall-based character of each work.
These paintings and works on paper reveal the surprising and inventive thought processes of a truly brilliant mind. Smith was always questioning and exploring, pushing his media to the limits of what was possible to produce dramatic, innovative and beautifully executed pictures.