George Smith has developed a highly focussed but relaxed way of using paint. Initially George was wholly absorbed by tactile processes and created large scale works using his hands as his main tools. More recently George works on mid scale canvases using a brush to apply paint once in while throughout the day. He will often sit next to a canvas for a long time before making a mark. But when this happens it appears highly spontaneous and unpressured by an over consideration of the result.
Exhibitions & Residencies
No Church in the Wild, Art in Romney Marsh, 2015
In the Realm of Others,De La Warr Pavilion, 2015
Premier Inn Collection, Premier Inn Hastings, 2018 – 2020
Coastal Currents, Project Art Works, 2018
Illuminating the Wilderness, screened at MK Gallery, Tate Liverpool and Museum of Modern Art in Sydney , 2019
Putting ourselves in the Picture, Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, 2019
Coastal Currents, Project Art Works, 2019
Ignition, Hastings Contemporary, March – May 2021
Coastal Currents, Project Art Works studio, Hastings, 2022