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Paul Smith

Twickenham
Painter from Sunderland now based in Twickenham and Kingston upon Thames

My work documents my interest in the lost and the found, what is passing out of memory and what is synthesized as trace in the landscape. Exploring lost places and capturing the essence of a moment of abandonment has been part of my practice since my earliest work, photographing the post-industrial landscape of the North East. More recently I have used these explorations of localities on the verge of returning to unofficial wilderness in dialogue with found material. Working between these two sources has informed a broader turn in my works to consider layerings and cuttings: the process of collage by which territory is shaped into landscape by human action.

 

All of This is Chance

Coton Lawn

Rushmore

Bermuda

The Nature Scene

Ah Ah

Delon

Pale Youth

Green Star

Owl

Beck Dweller

Droppers

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