LINDA SMITH
LINDA SMITH
Bleicher/Golightly Gallery 1431 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 310.451.9983 www.bgartdealings.com info@bgartdealings.com
Dog 30 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled 24 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Curator始s Introduction Linda始s work is a wild display of pattern, color, and texture through her paintings and ceramics. Her expressive language was inspired by Picasso and Matisse, as she emulates their usage of bright colors and their graphic style. Each piece of artwork whimsically takes us on a journey through her life and comments on present day social issues. Using the motif of bodies and heads she expresses the human condition through expressive detail. This characteristic makes her artwork relatable and approachable while still sometimes dealing with darker areas of the psyche.
Cat #1 8 x 10 inches Acrylic on Canvas
After Velasquezʼs “The Toilet of Venus” 8 x 10 inches Acrylic on Canvas
The Couple 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Cat #2 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Aphrodite in the Garden #1 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Aphrodite in the Garden #2 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Yellow Cat 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Red Dog 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Couple, Red Cat, Dog 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Redhead & Dog 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Cat #3 10 x 8 inches Acrylic on Canvas
After studying painting at SUNY, Buffalo, I went on to get an MFA in film from NYU and then moved to Los Angeles from New York City. In Los Angeles, I began painting again and started exhibiting my work. My work is inspired by my daily life, a mix of relationships with people, cats and dogs, along with inspiration from art history from the early Greeks to more contemporary art . I am really influenced by Picasso, Leger and Matisse, and of course Viola Frey, Robert Arneson and the Funk movement up in Northern California. In 1996 I started working in ceramics, and presently work with clay and glazes creating ceramic sculpture. It始s an exciting medium. I love to explore with color pattern and shape, using my imagination, Whether it be in painting , prints, mosaics or sculpture my imagination takes over. Art is basic to my life, and it gives it joy, struggle and meaning.
Untitled 24 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Dream Dogs & Cats Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled 24 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled 40 x 60 inches Acrylic on Canvas
Cat Dream 1 9 他 x 7 x 8 inches Ceramic
Figure and Cat 20 ½ x 10 x 14 ½ inches Ceramic
Big Taupe Dog 26 ½ x 24 x 13 inches Ceramic
Yellow Dog 9 ¾ x 7 ½ x6 ½ inches Ceramic
Two Facend with Red Lips 17 ½ x 9 x 9 inches Ceramic
Cat and Figures 18 x 16 x 16 inches Ceramic
Woman Cat Vessel 26 ½ x 17 x 17 inches Ceramic
Reclining Woman Vessel 15 ½ x 19 x 13 ½ inches Ceramic
Redhead and Animals 10 x 10 x 11 inches Ceramic
Orange Cat Figures 17 x 17 x 16 inches Ceramic
Figure, Cats, Faces 15 x 10 ½ x 10 ½ inches Ceramic
Dreaming with Cat 14 x 13 x 14 inches Ceramic
Redhead, Dogs and Cats Ceramic
Cat Dream 2 14 x 6 x 8 inches Ceramic
Dreaming 15 x 13 x 9 inches Ceramic
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