Leon Benn

Lessons in Hyphae

2017

In his first solo exhibition with David B. Smith Gallery, Leon Benn floods the main gallery with large-scale paintings bounding with vibrant colors and hallucinatory observations of ...

In Lion in the Kitchen, his second solo exhibition with the gallery, Benn reflected on the textures and potential narratives of domestic space. After spending a season indoors with h...

Jacobsen’s painting of an Orb juxtaposed next to a wooden sculptural element (repurposed and dyed stretcher bars) in the shape of an X considers the spiritual nature of our fascinati...

Inspired by scenes from iconic American landscapes, ranging from arid deserts to lush forests, Jacobsen delves into humanity’s connection to nature and the technology that often mediates that experience. Embedded in the works is the recognition of nature’s immense power in contrast to its quickening fragility. Increasingly, under threat from the continuing rollback of regulations and protections in favor of exploitation for commercial gain, the double-edged sword of technology and the legacy of Westward expansion continue into the present day. For Jacobsen, American parks act as a foil to European colonization and resource extraction. While the creation of National Parks may be one of America’s greatest innovations, in preserving these beautiful and once wild places, they are in practice reduced to roadside attractions. Jacobsen states, “By elevating these picturesque landscapes we also diminish our own place in them. No longer are we participants in the divine dance but instead menacing spectators observing from stadium...

David B Smith Gallery is proud to present What Is Time Stretching And When Would You Use It?, the gallery’s second solo exhibition with Chicago-based artist Cody Hudson...

David B Smith Gallery is proud to present What Is Time Stretching And When Would You Use It?, the gallery’s second solo exhibition with Chicago-based artist Cody Hudson...

"Bauhaus Slide Park" is a painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. Inspired by nature and astronomy, this painting suggests a gemoetric earthy tones landscape where the sky and the ...

Spirited by Luana Asiata [2022] original Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x...

framed in white wooden floater frame Andrew studied Fine Art at University of Wales, graduating with a first class Honours degree in 2007. He then obtained further training through ...

Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas Unique work Hand-signed by the artist “ News from Eéa ” “At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa In the middle of the water, an isl...

Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...

Landscape oil on canvas 100x100 cm Original Art Made in Italy 2023 Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works, In 2008 she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Her painting tells the relationship between man and nature and their relationship. "my landscapes are "boxes" of memories, day after day they welcome events and individuals who leave their mark and change their boundaries and appearance" "Landscapes", evoked by a vision of reality bordering on abstraction. In Marilina Marchica's landscape views, that tenuous dividing line between absence and presence invites the observer to expose unknown dimensions. Marilina Marchica has been the protagonist of various Solo Exhibitions such as those promoted by the FAM Gallery in Agrigento, by San Sebastiano Contemporary - Casa Bramante in Palazzolo Acreide, Spazio HUS in Milan. In addition to the site-specific intervention designed for the crypt of the Church of Santa Maria del Piliere in Palermo, we recall the participation and in the artist residence at Villa Aurea - Valle dei Templi Agrigento The works of Marilina Marchica have been published in sector magazines and volumes such as “The New Collectors Book” (New York, 2015) and are present in Italian and foreign public and private collections, including the Chiaramontane factories in Agrigento and the Museum of Trame Mediterranee - Orestiadi Foundation of Gibellina Her works are present in numerous public and private collections Original Created:2023 Subjects:Landscape Materials:Canvas Styles:Abstract Abstract Expressionism Contemporary Minimalism Figurative...