BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 7

Click on the title for work in progress 7, final stages; description on the right. See here for the final artworks. 

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 6

Both paintings develop in this session. Palette well established and working fluidly as colour space areas are applied. See the description on the right of the photos by clicking the title link above. The left painting 'hook' section top left corner is established but the internal section of dark brown needs to be consolidated and reworked. This is changed to incorporate a wall section and further box element. The square boxes refer directly to the port containers, diagonally placed and viewed from the other side, the island.

LE CHÉILE: Welsh-Irish print collaboration, Graphic Print Studio, Dublin

Current leg of the print collaboration moves to the Graphic Print Studio, Dublin featuring digital print Edge of land (Borderlakes) and a screen print from the Surface of Colour.

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 5

Paintings in progress at the end of March. Several key areas are applied including the tha large light orange sweep of the harbour wall on the right painting. Edges and how the areas dry are crucial in the effective construction of the image within a tight deadline. Click title for photos of work in progress and studio progress.

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 4

The primed canvases are now ready to begin painting and the first areas of colour are applied. The process of locating forms and shapes from the digital sketchbook, drawings and other material is now of paramount importance as the ideas for the content of the paintings develop. Two paintings looking at and across to each other, being on the island and looking toward the town, the town looking toward the island. Left painting, the town or perhaps how the town is seen from the island. Right painting the island, climbing looking back. (Click on title to view the photographs).

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 3

The stretchers are constructed and allow to settle for a few days, then the canvas stretched, sized and primed, 2 to 11 March 2009.

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress 2

The stretchers are now being constructed after the inital drawing and plan verified, 21 and 22 February. (Click on the title above to view photographs).

BSC Innovation Barry Public Art Commission Work in Progress

These are the first studio picturs showing the initial drawing, floor plan (an excellent feature of the studio being able to look down on the actual shapes) for the two new artworks.

Commision for Business Service Centre Innovation Quarter, Waterfornt, Barry

Public Art Commission by the Vale of Glamorgan Council has provided the opportunity to create two new paintings for the foyer and reception of the Business Service Centre, Innovation Quarter, Waterfront, Barry. I will be creating two paintings that will interact with each other and the designated foyer space. Ideas have begun and a site visit will follow in the next few days.

current group exhibition ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS BERLIN

Three drawings selected:

blütenweiss presents:ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS#9december 20 & 21 / 2008opening: december 19th / 7 pmGreeting: Sirgid Klebba,town councillor for education and cultureprogram:Saturday, December 20, 7 pm:FLIP Animation Screening / framed by FUKT 2008presentation ofFUKT - magazine for contemporary drawing #7Bar & DJSunday, 21 of December, 3 pm:4th of Advent at Bethanienwith hot wine punch and christmas cookiesFriday - Sunday:Sale of Anonymous Drawings fora unit sales price of 150 Euro eachopening hours: 12 - 7 pmKunstraum Kreuzberg / BethanienMariannenplatz 210997 BerlinGermanytel.:0049(0)30/90298-1455U-Bahn Kottbusser For more informations:
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CONCEPT::Point of non existence.

Three drawings on three consecutive days at public transport interchange in central London.

The anonymity (point of non existence) during times of personal transition from one place to another via mass channels of movement has become a fixation for society in its desire to monitor movement.

In three specific hand/eye drawings the point of non existence is transferred to a tangible record of movement in the act of drawing. The drawing is in marked contrast to the electronic cctv image that also desires to track the point of non existence for different reasons.

current group exhibition CELTICA Port Adelaide Australia

Andrew Smith Statement

With these new screenprints I am exploring the intensity of fluorescent colours in a unique (non editioned) series. Spatial concerns are pushed to the limits as the new space in front of the paper is activated by the intensity and vibrancy of full saturation.
Andrew works in north Wales where his studio captures the light of Tremadog Bay. He has worked and exhibited in different regions and contexts and is interested in the cultural context of where art is presented and made as part of the ongoing process of visual communication.