Mel Prest

Barragán 2

2018

A very unique diamond-shaped abstract painting by Troy Smith. It was recently painted on a plywood panel in the summer of 2023. Vivid gestural strokes skate across the painting, cras...

Endless Night was painted by Troy Smith in acrylic on a Birch panel. The long arching palette strokes reach from one edge of the painting to the other. Blending only two colours, bla...

THE OCCUPANT 2020 Paris, France A smaller work done in parallel to a complimentary piece ‘WOMBS, TOMBS, TOOLS,’ which portrays hand-painted serif typeset words ‘THE OCCUPANT.’ A ribbon of black along the base of the work hosts a line which reads: “The offices in the desert vending out futures -- if you had gotten a good one you too would want them all to know -- where our bodies have been.” The work is a commentary on the spaces we inhabit, and how they are all temporary. Paint is acrylic with the exception of the red elements, which are formed with oil paint. The painting is executed on two connected, reclaimed wood panels...

AUSPICE 2020 Paris, France An auspice is a ‘prophetic sign’ which the artist was inspired by. This textured, abstract piece features a lying skull, looking up to the sky...

Harris's abstract works are a definite way to liven any home or space. This piece features hand-cut ink paintings on paper and acrylic media on wood panel. With racing bands of horiz...

Union" is part of a series I call "Cut Line". The series explores relationships using morphic shapes. The lines you see are actually voids caused by sawing the MDF apart with a jig ...