Ray Smith Sculptures
Ray Smith is a contemporary artist who combines the techniques of print- and collage-making with a Cubist aesthetic in his unique signature compositions. His abstract paintings and sculptures can often be classified as Surrealist for their otherworldly qualities. Smith uses anthropomorphism and visual juxtaposition to jar the viewer and give his creations a magically alien quality.
Smith was born in Texas in 1959 but grew up in Central Mexico. He attended art school in both countries before settling in Cuernavaca, Mexico; he also regularly traveled to New York. He held his first solo exhibitions in Mexico at the Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales in 1979 and in New York at Tower Gallery in 1984.
Smith’s work grew in prestige and popularity over the years for its exuberant style and cross-cultural sensibilities. He drew as much from famed European artists like Pablo Picasso as from the traditional Mexican muralists, exploring themes such as birth, family, culture, war, politics and death. By 1989, Smith was participating in the Whitney Biennial in New York City.
Smith has continued to exhibit his work in the United States and Mexico. His paintings are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City.
In 2019, Smith held a “Celebrating 10 Years of Ray Smith Studio” exhibition at his studio in Brooklyn, New York. Today, he splits his time between New York and Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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2010s Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Pop Art Ray Smith Sculptures
Metal
2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Iron
15th Century and Earlier Ray Smith Sculptures
Earthenware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Porcelain
1940s Post-War Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Iron
1990s Pop Art Ray Smith Sculptures
Ceramic, Resin, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s Contemporary Ray Smith Sculptures
Metal
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Ray Smith Sculptures
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