WHAT
AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS IN UPCYCLED WOOD
AND COMPACTS MADE OF FOUND OBJECTS
BY ARTIST JEFF SMITH
WHEN
WHERE
The Argot Network
37 West 20th Street
Suite 1009 (10th floor)
New York, New York 10011
212 929-0088 AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS IN UPCYCLED WOOD
AND COMPACTS MADE OF FOUND OBJECTS
BY ARTIST JEFF SMITH
WHEN
Exhibition: October 15 – November 14, 2009
Opening reception: Thursday, October 15, 6-10 pm
Hours: By appointment only.
WHERE
The Argot Network
37 West 20th Street
Suite 1009 (10th floor)
New York, New York 10011
Jeff Smith uses assemblage, collage, and marquetry to create two- and three-dimensional works out of found objects and wood. He limits his palette to carefully selected pieces of wood with the patina and color unaltered from how they are found. Whenever possible, the pieces of wood and objects are incorporated into the work in the same shapes as they are discarded. These criteria and the process of upcycling offer multiple ways to engage with the hybrid spaces of painting and sculpture. Smith infuses each work with balance and energy as he lays in the pieces like a reverse jigsaw puzzle. During the process, he develops a story; a landscape or faces layered on and hidden within each other might appear, analogous to a Rorschach test. Imbued with a mysterious quality and spirit of an unknown history, these works invite the viewer to create his or her own narrative.
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