Art Gallery Exhibitions @ ArtSpace

Artspace Exhibition Art Gallery: 1 Chester Court, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Rosebank

Richard Smith introduces us to the world of caricatures and crime fighters

Artist Richard Smith will be sharing his humorous artistry in a new body of work titled karikə CH ər; CH oŏr at the Artspace Gallery on the 5th of May 2012.

Explaining his current work Smith says, "In this exhibition there are caricatures, figures of fun, figures of fantasy and a little social comment. A caricature is by tradition, a depiction of someone who is well known or famous... In the case of these drawings the caricatures arrive after the fact, and therefore are of nobody in particular. It is up to the viewer to decide who they are. They are not premeditated but purely serendipitous".

Created since his last solo show at Artspace Gallery in 2010, Smith returns to present these caricatures in large portrait format, multi panel drawings and oil painting panels. Smith is known for his arresting large scale portraits; he often overlays the face of the sitter with graphic images, objects, multiple linear grids and other surface elements.

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