Jeffrey Smart: Paintings And Studies 2002-2003
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Pages: Good
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In the rarefied world of contemporary Australian art, few figures command the same magnetic authority as Jeffrey Smart, whose meticulously rendered urban landscapes have long captivated collectors and critics alike. Jeffrey Smart: Paintings and Studies 2002–2003 presents a focused survey of works produced during a pivotal period in the artist's late career, chronicling his signature preoccupation with the geometry of the modern built environment — motorways, industrial silos, and the eerie stillness of human-made spaces rendered with almost hyperrealist precision. Authored by distinguished art historian Sasha Grishin, the catalogue introduces each work with scholarly rigour while remaining accessible to the enthusiastic general reader, situating Smart's output within the broader sweep of international figurative painting. Grishin illuminates the philosophical tensions that animate Smart's canvases: the isolation of the human figure against vast, impersonal architectures, the interplay of light and shadow that transforms the mundane into the monumental, and a quiet existential unease that recalls the metaphysical stillness of Giorgio de Chirico. Published to accompany the Australian Galleries exhibition held in Sydney from 23 September to 18 October 2003, this catalogue stands as an authoritative document of a master at the height of his powers — and leaves one wondering what further revelations his brush might yet conceal.
Author: Sasha Grishin
Format: Paperback
Published: 2003, Australian Galleries
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the rarefied world of contemporary Australian art, few figures command the same magnetic authority as Jeffrey Smart, whose meticulously rendered urban landscapes have long captivated collectors and critics alike. Jeffrey Smart: Paintings and Studies 2002–2003 presents a focused survey of works produced during a pivotal period in the artist's late career, chronicling his signature preoccupation with the geometry of the modern built environment — motorways, industrial silos, and the eerie stillness of human-made spaces rendered with almost hyperrealist precision. Authored by distinguished art historian Sasha Grishin, the catalogue introduces each work with scholarly rigour while remaining accessible to the enthusiastic general reader, situating Smart's output within the broader sweep of international figurative painting. Grishin illuminates the philosophical tensions that animate Smart's canvases: the isolation of the human figure against vast, impersonal architectures, the interplay of light and shadow that transforms the mundane into the monumental, and a quiet existential unease that recalls the metaphysical stillness of Giorgio de Chirico. Published to accompany the Australian Galleries exhibition held in Sydney from 23 September to 18 October 2003, this catalogue stands as an authoritative document of a master at the height of his powers — and leaves one wondering what further revelations his brush might yet conceal.