Carried - Orexart 2014
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Carried
- Orexart (Auckland 2014)
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Words have always occupied a central position in the practice of author, mathematician and painter, Peter James Smith. Few paintings or objects emerge from his studio without words as part of their surfaces. Their purpose is to construct meaning, inviting the viewer to grab the clues and do the constructing. In CARRIED, Smith brings to Auckland a continuation of a show that’s been a success in Melbourne and Hobart, using the notion of collaged trays to do the talking.
An installation of dozens of breakfast trays flows around the walls brandishing clipped phrases like poetry. In a cross-fertilisation of high and low art, book covers are disassembled, record sleeves reconstituted and blackboard paint abounds. Rather than carrying food, the trays now carry collages of the cultural fabric in a show that brings new vigour to Smith’s well known classical painting practice of oil on linen.
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The installation is comprised of nearly 200 works, most of which are sold individually.
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Bleeding Heart
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedPort Arthur
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedBell's Beach
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedEvensong
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedWatermark
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedWe'd Rather Have..
We'd Rather Have The Iceberg Than The Ship
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedGodocut
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedKeplers Law
Keplers Law of Planetary Motion
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedMeasure
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedBracksy
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedEnd Of The Labyrith
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedFriday
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedSilver Spoons
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedThe Patriot
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedMelbourne
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedCamera Lucida
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedMahjong
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedDeep Seated
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedThe Lure of Angels
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedWide Brown Land
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedModerne
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedCitadel
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedPlanning Laws
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedIndependent Scotland
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedHarpers Bizzare
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedRime of
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedForever Unseen
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedMarlboro
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedFound Blue
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedLibrary
2013
Enamel, oil & collage on found tray
Exhibition: CarriedShow More