Josh Smith is best known for his aggressive gestural paintings, which came to prominence in the early 2000s, with a series of canvases depicting Smith's own name. Smith's work has been exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including in group shows at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City and the Lyon Biennial in France, as well as solo shows at the Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva and the Frans Hals Museum in The Netherlands. Smith lives and works in New York City.
$74,750
Untitled
By Josh Smith
Located in London, GB
Josh Smith Untitled, 2010 Signed, inscribed and dated “JSC10249 JOSH SMITH 2010” on the reverse Oil, acrylic and printed paper laid on panel 121.9 x 91.4 cm Originally trained as a ...
Mixed Media
$8,800
Josh Smith - Make it Plain, Black ink on New York Times newsprint, Signed Framed
By Josh Smith
Located in New York, NY
ink on New York Times Newsprint Signature is part of the artwork itself Unique This ink collage was created in 2005 -- more than a decade before the artist would join the billionaire mega-gallery David Zwirner Gallery, which signed him in 2017 This show was held at the experimental post-modern Reena Spaulings Gallery - which at the time was located at 371 Grand Street on the Lower East Side (the gallery later moved to East Houston Street) More about the hand designed promotional collage itself: It is is a hand painted, unique collage used for promoting the exhibition at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York entitled "Josh Smith: Make it Plain," held on March 13-April 11, 2005. This work was done on a section of the February 13, 2005 New York Times newspaper devoted to coverage of the Oscars -- with one part featuring an advertisement for the 2005 Warner Brothers film "Constantine", a Horror/Fantasy film featuring Keanu Reeves, who plays a demon hunter, and Rachel Weisz, who plays a policewoman in a supernatural plot based upon Hellblazer comics. Interestingly, more than two decades on, there is a sequel in the works - and the tag lines to the trailer for the Constantine 2 movie are: “Hell’s Not Just a Place, it’s a war” and “The world you’re fighting for, it’s as broken as you are. But what you’re up against now, it’s different…” The newsprint is deliberately imperfect, with natural undulations, tears to the corners, etc. - all a deliberate part of the artist's original aesthetic, and not later damage. If you want pristine, go elsewhere. This newspaper has been read, consumed, repurposed and recycled. The work itself has been floated and framed in a museum quality wood frame under plexiglass. Measurements: Framed 30 inches (vertical) by 25 inches (horizontal) by 2 inches Artwork: 27 inches (vertical) by 22 inches More about Josh Smith's "Make it Plain" show: Recently, Josh Smith himself reminisced about this very 2005 exhibition at Reena Spaulings on social media, writing: "Such good shows there. Those were the days.." Josh Smith's 2005 exhibition "Make It Plain" at Reena Spaulings was an installation-based show that explored themes of artistic production, recycling, and the "material overload" of the painting process. The exhibition, which ran in April 2005, was characterized by an immersive, somewhat chaotic environment that combined painting with installation art. Key elements and themes of the show included: "Mirror" Paintings: The show featured large "mirror paintings," which were described as painted-over rejects or, in some contexts, canvases with abstract markings, featuring colorful traces on the edges suggesting frames around an opaque reflection. "Palette" Paintings: Smith included smaller "palette paintings" that displayed the raw,, sticky, and mixed pigments remaining from other, unseen works, highlighting the labor of painting. Installation Strategy: The gallery space was filled with fifty hand-stained wooden bar stools, creating a dense, "oceanic" environment that visitors had to navigate, which served both as a way to display art and to fill the small space. Mass-Produced Imagery (Drawings): In addition to the paintings, the show featured 800 small, hand-drawn, "Expressionist" style depictions of faces on file cards that lined the walls, reflecting a theme of rapid, automatic production. Theme of Re-production: According to the gallery press materials, the exhibition explored the idea that "one painting always hides another" by re-using materials and focusing on the detritus of the creative process. The 2005 show was reviewed by the art critic Roberta Smith (no relation, apparently) of The New York Times as a "bristling Expressionist profusion" and part of a series of shows where Smith acted as both a "protean creator and Warholian machine" who likes to highlight the conventions of the gallery setting More about the elusive and conceptual "Reena Spaulings" Fine Art: Founded in 2004 by John Kelsey and Emily Sundblad, Reena Spaulings gallery was a central hub for the neighborhood's emerging art scene. Reena Spaulings is a collective project in the medium of a novel, an artist persona, and an institutional art-gallery active from 2005 to the present in New York City. The Gallery's Co-founders and Co-Directors include Carissa Rodriguez, John Kelsey and Emily Sundblad. The Reena Spaulings novel and persona remains an anonymous collective organization. The Spaulings initiative speaks to ideas of collectivity, anonymity, and artistic categorization through literature and artistic production. Reena Spaulings is a branch of the Bernadette Corporation, also based in New York City. (The Bernadette Corporation is a New York–based collective founded in 1994, working across art, fashion, film, and publishing. Originally formed by Bernadette Van-Huy, Sonny Pak, and Thuy Pham, the group’s current configuration—Van-Huy, John Kelsey, Jim Fletcher, and Antek Walczak—reflects a practice defined by shifting authorship and long-term collaboration. Over the past three decades, its members have explored processes of production while subverting the logics of cultural consumption through a distinctly (and playfully facetious) anti-corporate spirit.) More about Josh Smith In announcing its representation of Josh Smith in 2017, here's what Zwirner Gallery said about him: Smith is a New York-based painter who also works with collage, sculpture, printmaking, and books. He first became known in the early 2000s for a series of canvases depicting his own name, a motif that allowed him to experiment freely with abstraction and figuration and the expressive possibilities of painting. His work has since given way to monochromes, gestural abstractions, and varied imagery, including leaves, fish, skeletons, sunsets, and palm trees that the artist has explored in series. Smith’s work engages in a celebratory and prolific process of experimentation and refinement—upending the conventions of painting while simultaneously commanding a deep awareness of its history. The artist has noted, "I make art for myself, to see what it will look like. I also effectively let viewers, myself included, take or leave what they want. The message is indefinable, but the gist of it is; we are alive, and here together….Here is a group of painted poems, if you like…take a look and absorb what you want from them." As stated by David Zwirner, "I have been following Josh’s work for some time and look forward to presenting it at the gallery. A true ‘artist’s artist,’ his work across different media conveys a playful reverence for painting, dynamically asserting its continued relevance. It’s exciting to think about his work in dialogue with the other artists we represent." American artist Josh Smith was born in 1976 in Okinawa, Japan. Smith’s father was in the U.S. Army, and his family moved frequently, eventually settling in East Tennessee, where the artist mostly grew up. His work has been presented in numerous solo exhibitions in the United States and abroad, including at the Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany (2016); Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma, Rome (2015); the Zabludowicz Collection, London (2013); The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich, Connecticut (2011); Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva (2009); De Hallen Haarlem, Haarlem, The Netherlands (2009-2010); Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (mumok), Vienna (2008); and SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York (2004). Smith’s work has also been included in important group exhibitions such as Painting 2.0: Expression in the Information Age, which opened at the Museum Brandhorst, Munich, and subsequently traveled to the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (mumok), Vienna (2015-2016); The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2014-2015); The Painting Factory...
Sumi Ink, Newsprint
Massif Central
By Josh Smith
Located in London, GB
Josh Smith Massif Central , 2020 Signed on label on reverse Silk, cotton and modal blend 130 x 130 cm 51.2 x 51.2 inches Originally trained as a printmaker, Josh Smith has become kn...
Fabric
$57,500
Untitled
By Josh Smith
Located in London, GB
Josh Smith Untitled, 2007 Signed, numbered and dated 'JSC07474 Josh Smith 2007 Acrylic and Collage on Panel 122.0 x 91.2 cm Originally trained as a printmaker, Josh Smith has become...
Mixed Media, Panel
$57,500
Untitled
By Josh Smith
Located in London, GB
Josh Smith Untitled, 2004 Signed and dated on the reverse Acrylic, lithographic ink and collage on wood 152.0 x 122.0 cm Originally trained as a printmaker, Josh Smith has become kn...
Mixed Media, Panel
Wishing You Were Here
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and graphite on cradled wood panel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Basement Systems
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Basement Systems Materials : Acrylic, tempera, gouache, and glitter glue on cardboard drawing pad back Date : 2019 Dimensions : 18 x 12 x .2 in. Kory ...
Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...
Fortress America
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: vintage wood fort with hand-painted graffiti, a vintage handmade wood carving of Uncle Sam & Trump, confederate flag scrap blindfold, metal chains, 4 vintage fl...
Mixed Media
'65 Love Affair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and graphite on cradled wood panel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Autumn Biogram of the Nelson
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle "Autumn Biogram of the Nelson" Newsprint, graphite, conté crayon pastel, charcoal, beeswax, cardboard, paper, gingko leaves, stickers, and Mixed Media on drawi...
Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...
$3,400Sale Price|30% Off
H 30 in W 42 in
Original Modern City Art Post-Impressionist Collage Painting - Sublime 2153
By Tae Ho Kang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the artists of the Modern Art era, including Post-Impressionist Paul Cezanne, Kang visualizes the modern day search for identity in an age where information and images permeate every aspect of contemporary life. His architectural urban scenes are flattened, with everything pressed against the surface of the artwork. At times, multiple views of the same houses are visible, trees and bushes are vaguely alluded to, and the color palette finds a hectic balance. Just as a city operates in a balance of chaos and the sublime, so do the artworks of Kang. The Sublime is a euphoria that affects the deep recesses of one’s consciousness. Kang's work is largely abstract in order to convey the experience of the sublime. This colorful artwork is 30 inches high by 42 inches wide. The sides of this textured, original mixed-media artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is hand-signed and dated by the artist on the front left corner. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and worldwide shipping are available. Provenance: Artspace Warehouse. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Tae Ho Kang was born in Seoul, Korea in 1945. He studied at the College of Arts of Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. He later moved to California to study Fine Art at California State University, where he graduated in 1980. Since then, his artworks have focused on the never-ending quest for home and belonging in a dense urban landscape. About his mixed media artworks, he remarks: “One day, when I was traveling, I was impressed by the beautiful scenery of the city under the sky, with many straight lines, curved lines, and harmonies of different colors, which seemed to be a magnificent orchestral performance. The beauty of this urban landscape gave me a deep impression and great change began to take place in my work. I wanted to be a molecule in this huge space. I have to find a house of my heart to be molecule. Where is the house I live in? What is my identity? This question has begun to arise. I am on a long journey to find my own house.” His mixed media collage artworks have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions as well as international art fairs throughout the US and in Korea. Kang's work has also been featured in Television and Film productions, including Criminal Minds, NCIS Los Angeles, Unforgettable, The Mindy Project, The Great Indoors, and American Housewife. His artworks have been exhibited and acquired by private collectors around the world. EDUCATION 1980 Studied Fine Art at California State University in Los Angeles 1974 College of Arts of Hongik University, Seoul Korea TEACHING 1976 DucK Sung University Seoul, Korea 1975-1978 Sinku University Seoul, Korea 1974-1979 Seoul Music and Art High school. Seoul, Korea SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 CLU Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Vendome Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Artcore Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2004 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1995 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1994 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1992 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1991 Hyo-Chun Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1991 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles 1978 Shin Moon Gallery, Seoul Korea GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014 Invitational Exhibition of 11 Artists in California, Art center, Seoul Korea 2012 Bring a Friend, Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3), Santa Monica, CA 2011 Selected works (3 artists), Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3) CA 2011 Perserverance+Passion, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA 2010 The 1st Annual APLA(Aids Project Los Angeles), Bonhams & Butterfields Auction House 2009 The 10th Annual Exhibition of Hong-Ik Alumni 2009 Exhibition of Association of Christian Artist, Modern Art Gallery, L.A, CA 2009 “Conscious Pleasure(3 Artists)”, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Group Show, Western Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Seoul Arts High School Alumni Association, FT Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “New Paintings(3 Artists)”, Gail Harvey Gallery-Bergamot Station(b-5}, Santa Monica, CA 2006 “Exodus-1” Gallery Blue Wave, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “Connection-2006”,Joong-Ang Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “process”, Sara Lee gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA 2006 Group show, Joong-Ang Art gallery Opening Exhibition, LA. CA 2005 SAHS Exhibition, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles CA 2005 30 Group show, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles CA 2005 The 7th Exhibition of Hong-Ik Alumni, Dosan Hall, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Drawing Exhibition, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Print works Exhibition of 9 Artists, Jung Dong Art Hall, LA CA 2005 Group Show, LA Art Core Gallery, LA CA 2005 Selected paintings Show, LACMA, LA CA 2004 Four Korean Contemporary Artists Show, Andrewshire Gallery, LA CA 2003 Hong-Ik University Alumni Exhibition, Dosan Hall Art Gallery, LA CA 1997 Four Artists Group Show, John N Joe Gallery LA CA 1996 “Four Dimension”, John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1996 “Blessings” 10 Artists Show, John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1995 “Blessings” 10 Artists Show(2nd) John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1995 “Who’s Afraid of Freedom”, Newport Harbor Museum, LA CA 1995 “Inner Echo”, Unity...
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper
$4,800
H 38 in W 48 in
Sublime 709 - Green Colorful Original Photographic Collage Mixed Media Artwork
By Tae Ho Kang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the artists of the Modern Art era, including Post-Impressionist Paul Cezanne, Kang visualizes the modern day search for identity in an age where information and images permeate every aspect of contemporary life. His architectural urban scenes are flattened, with everything pressed against the surface of the artwork. At times, multiple views of the same houses are visible, trees and bushes are vaguely alluded to, and the color palette finds a hectic balance. Just as a city operates in a balance of chaos and the sublime, so do the artworks of Kang. The Sublime is an euphoria that affects the deep recesses of one’s consciousness. As is this experience of the sublime, his work is largely abstract. This large colorful horizontal artwork is 38 inches high by 48 inches wide. The sides of this textured, original mixed-media artwork are finished as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. It is hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back. It is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and worldwide shipping is available. Provenance: Artspace Warehouse. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Tae Ho Kang was born in Seoul, Korea in 1945. He studied at the College of Arts of Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. He later moved to California to study Fine Art at California State University, where he graduated in 1980. Since then, his artworks have focused on the never-ending quest for home and belonging in a dense urban landscape. About his mixed media artworks, he remarks: “One day, when I was traveling, I was impressed by the beautiful scenery of the city under the sky, with many straight lines, curved lines, and harmonies of different colors, which seemed to be a magnificent orchestral performance. The beauty of this urban landscape gave me a deep impression and great change began to take place in my work. I wanted to be a molecule in this huge space. I have to find a house of my heart to be molecule. Where is the house I live in? What is my identity? This question has begun to arise. I am on a long journey to find my own house.” His mixed media collage artworks have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions as well as international art fairs throughout the US and in Korea. Kang's work has also been featured in Television and Film productions, including Criminal Minds, NCIS Los Angeles, Unforgettable, The Mindy Project, The Great Indoors, and American Housewife. His artworks have been exhibited and acquired by private collectors around the world. EDUCATION 1980 Studied Fine Art at California State University in Los Angeles 1974 College of Arts of Hongik University, Seoul Korea TEACHING 1976 DucK Sung University Seoul, Korea 1975-1978 Sinku University Seoul, Korea 1974-1979 Seoul Music and Art High school. Seoul, Korea SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 CLU Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Vendome Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Artcore Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2004 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1995 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1994 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1992 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1991 Hyo-Chun Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1991 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles 1978 Shin Moon Gallery, Seoul Korea GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2014 Invitational Exhibition of 11 Artists in California, Art center, Seoul Korea 2012 Bring a Friend, Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3), Santa Monica, CA 2011 Selected works (3 artists), Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3) CA 2011 Perserverance+Passion, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA 2010 The 1st Annual APLA(Aids Project Los Angeles), Bonhams & Butterfields Auction House 2009 The 10th Annual Exhibition of Hong-Ik Alumni 2009 Exhibition of Association of Christian Artist, Modern Art Gallery, L.A, CA 2009 “Conscious Pleasure(3 Artists)”, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Group Show, Western Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Seoul Arts High School Alumni Association, FT Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “New Paintings(3 Artists)”, Gail Harvey Gallery-Bergamot Station(b-5}, Santa Monica, CA 2006 “Exodus-1” Gallery Blue Wave, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “Connection-2006”,Joong-Ang Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 “process”, Sara Lee gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA 2006 Group show, Joong-Ang Art gallery Opening Exhibition, LA. CA 2005 SAHS Exhibition, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles CA 2005 30 Group show, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles CA 2005 The 7th Exhibition of Hong-Ik Alumni, Dosan Hall, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Drawing Exhibition, Lotus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Print works Exhibition of 9 Artists, Jung Dong Art Hall, LA CA 2005 Group Show, LA Art Core Gallery, LA CA 2005 Selected paintings Show, LACMA, LA CA 2004 Four Korean Contemporary Artists Show, Andrewshire Gallery, LA CA 2003 Hong-Ik University Alumni Exhibition, Dosan Hall Art Gallery, LA CA 1997 Four Artists Group Show, John N Joe Gallery LA CA 1996 “Four Dimension”, John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1996 “Blessings” 10 Artists Show, John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1995 “Blessings” 10 Artists Show(2nd) John N Joe Gallery, LA CA 1995 “Who’s Afraid of Freedom”, Newport Harbor Museum, LA CA 1995 “Inner Echo”, Unity Art...
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper
$1,600
H 12 in W 24 in
"10 Oysters", still life of colorful oysters against a pale blue background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Never taking anything for granted, I am so grateful to be able to paint every day.” Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding wit...
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
If She Knew What She Wants
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and graphite on cradled wood panel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
$3,500
H 48 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Shape Up (diptych)", Barbershop Interior in Cut Canvas and Oil Paint
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Shape Up (diptych)" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24”h x 18”w x 1”d (left panel), 48”h x 24”w x 2”d (right panel). The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and coll...
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Fabric, Canvas, Coating, Glitter, Oil, Spra...
Bajo tierra (Underground)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Bajo tierra (Underground), 2024 Mixed media on canvas 40 x 30 inches This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars. Extern...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,525
H 30 in W 40 in
Love Has No Fear - Blue Cool Tone Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Palm Tree
By Josh Smith
Located in Bristol, GB
Silk, cotton, modal blend Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the attached fabric tag. Numbered on the original box New, as issued. Sold with original packaging Our mission is to ...
Cotton, Silk
Palm Tree
By Josh Smith
Located in Bristol, GB
Silk, cotton, modal blend Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the attached fabric tag. Numbered on the original box New, as issued. Sold with original packaging Our mission is to ...
Cotton, Silk