Dwight SmithEvidence of Life, Original Painting2020
2020
About the Item
Artist Comments
"Living in Florida where it is hot and humid, I always get excited when the calendar turns to autumn with the remote promise of cooler weather," jokes artist Dwight Smith. "Different species of pumpkins and squashes arrive in the store and I want to paint them all." Dwight playfully arranged this still life version of our solar system using a bright orange pumpkin to represent the sun and oversize marbles as planetary references.
About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.
Words that describe this painting: still life, pumpkin, squash, food, marbles, autumn, fall, solar system, astronomy, space, still life, realism, representational, watercolor painting, orange
Evidence of Life
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2020
9 in. h x 18 in. w
0 lbs. 3 oz.
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- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:Evidence of Life. Dwight Smith. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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