https://aaronsmythartist.com Aaron Smyth Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:05:09 +0000 https://aaronsmythartist.com en https://aaronsmythartist.com/Home Fri, 08 May 2020 21:02:06 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/Home &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:06:51 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" data-mid="224457889" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" />searching &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the timbre of your silent speech Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Pencil on 40gsm TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel**** <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" data-mid="224457890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" />Nicodemus to your likeness Etched aluminium, inset with lamp black oil and mounted on hand polished mild steel. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" data-mid="224457895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" />me, softly &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the ramparts of your Elsinore Oil with ash and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. 3D modelled teardrops, recast in SterlingSilver (smelted from personal effects accrued over half a lifetime). Document ash remnants on TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel* <img width="1969" height="2953" width_o="1969" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" data-mid="224457896" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" /> my inability to sever the wood from the trees&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GoodbyeEvergreen Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico bound to 19mm limed Ash, HP Archival transparency. Bound together with cotton rope. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" data-mid="224457901" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" />he fell, like a prince Pencil on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Archival pigment print on 120gsm EpsonSingleweightMatte. 40gsm TosaShi. Ceramic beads from damaged rosary. Acrylic Vinyl cutting. Hand framed with limed Ash. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" data-mid="224457898" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" /> talamh fiáin (ode to my debtors) Oil and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico with Ash stretcher. Puncture holes gilded with stolen 24ct GoldLeaf (let it be the last thing i take from you). Dried sage. <img width="2479" height="3508" width_o="2479" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" data-mid="224457984" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" /> begged borrowed stolen This new body of work narrates a personal ceremonial journey, intertwining it within the broader socio-historical relationship with the transcendental, exploring our intimate connection with absence, grief and the intentionality of its associated phenomena, the things we use to mark and the markings we carry along with us. A shrine to people begged, borrowed and stolen, exploring their haunting, enchanting spectral presence. In this way, the work seeks to foster a contemplative space in which to negotiate these social or personal histories, one which might act as a catalyst to generate new knowledge, engender alternate practices or reveal dynamic perspectives on our interconnectedness. The work takes formal cues from art historical and cinematic references, channelling and questioning their role in the formation of cultural knowledge. These representations are translated, layered and bound together to enshrine meaning in their proximity. Weight, reiteration and material selection add to this at a quantum level, different kinds of silent speech, a dialogue, collection or collision of intent from which we scramble towards Truths. In a world shaped by structural and historical circumstances, global influences and localised positioning, this work aims to present a counter-contextualised enigmatic encounter, a curious and mischievous Riddle where meaning is found or forged in the overlaps and gaps that emerge inbetween elements and audience, continuing to unfold through time and reflection. https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen-2 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:04:53 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen-2 <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" data-mid="224516918" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" />searching &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the timbre of your silent speech Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Pencil on 40gsm TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel**** <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" data-mid="224516919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" />Nicodemus to your likeness Etched aluminium, inset with lamp black oil and mounted on hand polished mild steel. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" data-mid="224516920" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" />me, softly &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the ramparts of your Elsinore Oil with ash and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. 3D modelled teardrops, recast in SterlingSilver (smelted from personal effects accrued over half a lifetime). Document ash remnants on TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel* <img width="1969" height="2953" width_o="1969" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" data-mid="224516921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" /> my inability to sever the wood from the trees&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GoodbyeEvergreen Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico bound to 19mm limed Ash, HP Archival transparency. Bound together with cotton rope. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" data-mid="224516923" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" />he fell, like a prince Pencil on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Archival pigment print on 120gsm EpsonSingleweightMatte. 40gsm TosaShi. Ceramic beads from damaged rosary. Acrylic Vinyl cutting. Hand framed with limed Ash. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" data-mid="224516922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" /> talamh fiáin (ode to my debtors) Oil and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico with Ash stretcher. Puncture holes gilded with stolen 24ct GoldLeaf (let it be the last thing i take from you). Dried sage. <img width="2479" height="3508" width_o="2479" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" data-mid="224516924" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" /> begged borrowed stolen This new body of work narrates a personal ceremonial journey, intertwining it within the broader socio-historical relationship with the transcendental, exploring our intimate connection with absence, grief and the intentionality of its associated phenomena, the things we use to mark and the markings we carry along with us. A shrine to people begged, borrowed and stolen, exploring their haunting, enchanting spectral presence. In this way, the work seeks to foster a contemplative space in which to negotiate these social or personal histories, one which might act as a catalyst to generate new knowledge, engender alternate practices or reveal dynamic perspectives on our interconnectedness. The work takes formal cues from art historical and cinematic references, channelling and questioning their role in the formation of cultural knowledge. These representations are translated, layered and bound together to enshrine meaning in their proximity. Weight, reiteration and material selection add to this at a quantum level, different kinds of silent speech, a dialogue, collection or collision of intent from which we scramble towards Truths. In a world shaped by structural and historical circumstances, global influences and localised positioning, this work aims to present a counter-contextualised enigmatic encounter, a curious and mischievous Riddle where meaning is found or forged in the overlaps and gaps that emerge inbetween elements and audience, continuing to unfold through time and reflection. https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen-3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:05:09 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/begged-borrowed-stolen-3 <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" data-mid="224516933" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98ae3a718e5297003ed5d4478fdc190cc7c76014bc8915842dbcad1bf72a005c/aaron-alexander-smyth01.jpg" />searching &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the timbre of your silent speech Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Pencil on 40gsm TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel**** <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" data-mid="224516934" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d34269a4d9e88beb9510bdaae26c001724af59e446c1ef49a785887647e5f21/aaron-alexander-smyth02.jpg" />Nicodemus to your likeness Etched aluminium, inset with lamp black oil and mounted on hand polished mild steel. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" data-mid="224516935" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9be9772914259c01ad48acd77b0760d0fb91862e98055283a6c7d65068f70b88/aaron-alexander-smyth03.jpg" />me, softly &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the ramparts of your Elsinore Oil with ash and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. 3D modelled teardrops, recast in SterlingSilver (smelted from personal effects accrued over half a lifetime). Document ash remnants on TosaShi. Pierced together with mild steel* <img width="1969" height="2953" width_o="1969" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" data-mid="224516936" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/484cf4fa11f5a381e1c8a778fb1752c3c621052f434284c2d560cc5200881729/MFA_038Aaron_Alexander_Smyth.jpg_.jpg" /> my inability to sever the wood from the trees&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GoodbyeEvergreen Polychromos on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico bound to 19mm limed Ash, HP Archival transparency. Bound together with cotton rope. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" data-mid="224516938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20b5383687d307a6a731ad49d528a4ad908986196f216aa74e73e04406133c9a/aaron-alexander-smyth06.jpg" />he fell, like a prince Pencil on 640gsm FabrianoArtistico. Archival pigment print on 120gsm EpsonSingleweightMatte. 40gsm TosaShi. Ceramic beads from damaged rosary. Acrylic Vinyl cutting. Hand framed with limed Ash. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" data-mid="224516937" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b40c5c889368959924a8ac566a40c72e32db1c6be53d822278d85d15dfdb101/aaron-alexander-smyth05.jpg" /> talamh fiáin (ode to my debtors) Oil and Polychromos on primed 640gsm FabrianoArtistico with Ash stretcher. Puncture holes gilded with stolen 24ct GoldLeaf (let it be the last thing i take from you). Dried sage. <img width="2479" height="3508" width_o="2479" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" data-mid="224516939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97445e3aa4c535a2aa5ab8538bb6473a6c1b81efaa58e3d317600ad7db306969/text.jpg" /> begged borrowed stolen This new body of work narrates a personal ceremonial journey, intertwining it within the broader socio-historical relationship with the transcendental, exploring our intimate connection with absence, grief and the intentionality of its associated phenomena, the things we use to mark and the markings we carry along with us. A shrine to people begged, borrowed and stolen, exploring their haunting, enchanting spectral presence. In this way, the work seeks to foster a contemplative space in which to negotiate these social or personal histories, one which might act as a catalyst to generate new knowledge, engender alternate practices or reveal dynamic perspectives on our interconnectedness. The work takes formal cues from art historical and cinematic references, channelling and questioning their role in the formation of cultural knowledge. These representations are translated, layered and bound together to enshrine meaning in their proximity. Weight, reiteration and material selection add to this at a quantum level, different kinds of silent speech, a dialogue, collection or collision of intent from which we scramble towards Truths. In a world shaped by structural and historical circumstances, global influences and localised positioning, this work aims to present a counter-contextualised enigmatic encounter, a curious and mischievous Riddle where meaning is found or forged in the overlaps and gaps that emerge inbetween elements and audience, continuing to unfold through time and reflection. https://aaronsmythartist.com/flaming-flowers-that-brightly-blaze Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:46:29 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/flaming-flowers-that-brightly-blaze <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50c5f03318bb606ff361ce4309be995c048db6236bf7e462e6ff0585b55ea1b2/flaming-flowers-that-brightly-blaze__.jpg" data-mid="224458104" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50c5f03318bb606ff361ce4309be995c048db6236bf7e462e6ff0585b55ea1b2/flaming-flowers-that-brightly-blaze__.jpg" /> flaming flowers that brightly blaze ✳✳ Pencil drawing on Fabriano Artistico 640gsm, Digital sculpture on HP film. Pewter casts and Lapel pins. 140x215cm. This work was presented in OK_Gallery NewYork in September 2023, curated by Stephen Lau and Claire Harnenz. <img width="1500" height="788" width_o="1500" height_o="788" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18e49670a03b6dce8aae664db08b835c880b647bd341be3dc46a135c2c9fb1f0/OkGalleryLogo-01-01.png" data-mid="224458142" border="0" data-scale="15" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18e49670a03b6dce8aae664db08b835c880b647bd341be3dc46a135c2c9fb1f0/OkGalleryLogo-01-01.png" /> https://aaronsmythartist.com/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long-the Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:09:47 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long-the <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee6c389a80efcd40151124eae83bcbbbd9fb9d4a0e9041ac8bea3152d4487c2e/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long.jpg" data-mid="224458895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee6c389a80efcd40151124eae83bcbbbd9fb9d4a0e9041ac8bea3152d4487c2e/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long.jpg" /> a way / a lone, a last / a loved, a long the &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Polychromos pencil drawing, archival digital print, mild steel. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aaefb105ad22b1a9df3b7cad712b4e538069c8bfe9e87fef8129a7b63d1859c2/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long2.jpg" data-mid="224458908" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aaefb105ad22b1a9df3b7cad712b4e538069c8bfe9e87fef8129a7b63d1859c2/a-way-a-lone-a-last-a-loved-a-long2.jpg" /> Red in all its excesses, readings and relations. For me, this focus on, and reduction of, colour bracketed the viewing experience and emphasised colours’ integral role in the formation of meaning. Here, red signals something visceral; it’s intended to incite, set against cold, monochromatic metals and rhythmic, meditative linework in the drawn image.&nbsp;It talks of the body, in an equally seductive and fragile way. Steel pierces the elements together, certainly reminiscent of some form of weapon. However, I primarily see these as representations of time and its trajectories, folding and fixing elements together at specific points, always to bear the mark of time occurrence. These two works, unfixed, rely on balance forged between the piercing point and their inert weight. Many readings towards the artwork’s meaning lie in this idea

. These works were featured in Swatchedx Blush in the PipeFactory, Glasgow (An exhibition series curated ‘one colour at a time’ by&nbsp;Blake Ballard and&nbsp;Louise Campion) and GSAx HFBK, The Glue Factory, Glasgow. https://aaronsmythartist.com/whole-holy-full-of-holes Thu, 11 May 2023 23:39:57 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/whole-holy-full-of-holes <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffac9b3dd6ab253dc65e31a033b4ed7ce15cb3717a37dcb4ded586c6f6910fdd/199A0079.JPG" data-mid="224458325" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffac9b3dd6ab253dc65e31a033b4ed7ce15cb3717a37dcb4ded586c6f6910fdd/199A0079.JPG" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4655a9a174f2733a9441b84e579123b33d5f7dc75b251287b7e7c135c47a1fcb/199A0058.JPG" data-mid="224458287" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4655a9a174f2733a9441b84e579123b33d5f7dc75b251287b7e7c135c47a1fcb/199A0058.JPG" /> ✳ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓉’𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝑒𝒹𝓊𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓇𝓂𝓉𝒽 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝓇𝑒𝓃 𝓈𝑜𝓃𝑔 ✳ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 𝓂𝓎 𝓉𝑒𝓂𝓅𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝒾𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓈 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 𝓉𝒾𝓃𝓎 𝓉𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃𝓈 ✳ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;𝓈𝓁𝒾𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝒶 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓎 𝓃𝑒𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓌 whole, holy, full of holesPencil drawing on Fabriano Artistico 640gsm, viscose thread, blank medallions and white muslin shroud. The drawing was developed in four panels and bound together with viscose threads and embellished with medallions which often hide just out of sight. Taking inspiration from art historical representations of the Pietà, this work foregrounds absence in both physical and representational ways, in the drawn form and through the negative space created with the cutout figure. 

Contrary to traditional representations, the focus in the drawing is placed on the folds of fabric, intricate and dynamic folds, crumples and creases which embrace a contemporary Baroque style to afford depth and richness to the depiction which is echoed in the physical drapery of the drawing. Here the focus sits between the drawn and sculptural form, reflecting on the space between, or at least their nearing proximities. In an Irish lexicon I might think of this as a ‘thin pace’, a point at which the tangible and intangible come within a whisper.&nbsp; By cutting into the image to remove a figure, the work begun to test the boundaries of image making, the drawing collapsing towards a sculptural form and the negative space leaving a malleable, distorting silhouette. This work was presented as part of Chaos Reigns at David Dale Gallery and Studios, Warehouse Space. December 2023. Chaos Reigns is a Dark Opera that navigates between present expressions and past traces. A show which incites rhythmic explorations of sensuality and rebellion, realities and fictions which result in a piercing of the senses. Four protagonists purse the aura of this otherworld – distinct voices intertwined to form and evocative ensemble. Aaron Alexander Smyth, Abi Charlesworth, Cora Weiss, Holly O’Brien. &nbsp; https://aaronsmythartist.com/Viconian-Embers Thu, 11 May 2023 23:23:38 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/Viconian-Embers <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d90a8518dc57f0c1561f9fdc5217c9f098090e324d140ceed0e241a2bbe606b3/viconian-embers-white.jpg" data-mid="179179257" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d90a8518dc57f0c1561f9fdc5217c9f098090e324d140ceed0e241a2bbe606b3/viconian-embers-white.jpg" />Viconian Embers&nbsp; Pencil Drawing and Archival Pigment Print on Contact Film mounted on Mild-Steel. 100x80cm. Viconian Embers is from a new body of work which examines the theological and sociological landscape of the twentieth century, specifically how this has shaped a relationship with death and ritual in the present day. Inspired by Joyce’s exploration of a ‘Viconian history’ and the cyclical nature of existence in Finnegans Wake, I explored Iconography and art historical reference, employing their formal cues to explore Vico’s concept of ‘corsi e ricorsi’. In doing this, the work reflects on a common course of development, flattening time and image together to illustrate archetypal overlaps. Through the physical layering of hand-drawn and digital renderings, the work forms new meaning in the friction generated in-between these elements. In this way, the work reflects on modern societal tensions globally, emphasising the gaps, overlaps and folds in our rival cultural conceptions of death and dying. In a Mythopoetic sense, Viconian Embers seeks to initiate a reflection on these themes by bringing pre-established representations into proximity, creating complications through the contrast of image-rendering, physicality in its construction and the visual interruptions these generate for an audience. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/018e460924da28f89a97f133e38eb5be1cf0392d470450bff27cfd992f17d618/viconian-embers-install.jpg" data-mid="178522772" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/018e460924da28f89a97f133e38eb5be1cf0392d470450bff27cfd992f17d618/viconian-embers-install.jpg" /> https://aaronsmythartist.com/Sedes-Sapientiae Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:44:27 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/Sedes-Sapientiae <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/881f14b7a773e1edb2bcc0677e089ac6cd4c6567e7e5a892cb504661b0ee0a6d/oct.jpg" data-mid="187132892" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/881f14b7a773e1edb2bcc0677e089ac6cd4c6567e7e5a892cb504661b0ee0a6d/oct.jpg" /> 'Sedes Sapientiae' Laser Cut Acrylic, Polychromos Pencil on Fabriano Artistico 640gsm, Birch Plywood and Acrylic Paint. This work shocased in 24HourWindow, Glasgow in October 2022. Its production was made possible through the support of Fingal Arts Office and their Artist Support Scheme. <img width="3024" height="369" width_o="3024" height_o="369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71ef3345ad22957fd72b9d21a39e5c3f4af3d13401d58cb7e0917ca1ac80c807/Fingal.jpg" data-mid="187132880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71ef3345ad22957fd72b9d21a39e5c3f4af3d13401d58cb7e0917ca1ac80c807/Fingal.jpg" /> https://aaronsmythartist.com/celtair-diclithe-memories-of-shared-listening Sun, 21 Nov 2021 00:06:57 +0000 Aaron Smyth https://aaronsmythartist.com/celtair-diclithe-memories-of-shared-listening <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/172faaba2be5fd52448b47f25b0ef101fe4d2fec221fd0ca2a30f2f71e06ec2b/Aaron-Smyth-celtair-diclithe-Memories-of-Shared-Listening-80-x-100-cm-2.jpg" data-mid="187132304" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/172faaba2be5fd52448b47f25b0ef101fe4d2fec221fd0ca2a30f2f71e06ec2b/Aaron-Smyth-celtair-diclithe-Memories-of-Shared-Listening-80-x-100-cm-2.jpg" />'(celtair díclithe) memories of shared listening'&nbsp;Polychromos Pencil on Fabriano Artistico 640gsm, 80x100cm.This piece explores identity by investigating representations of ‘the hunt’ in the Irish Epic cannon, its depiction on high crosses and as a contemporary recreational pursuit. The piece draws together donor imagery, recontextualising and distorting these depictions to create tension and interplay between what is represented and what is omitted, highlighting the importance of language and representation in a post-colonial environment and exploring national Identity in historical and socio-cultural contexts. This work featured in ‘Páipéar’ a Hang Tough Comtemporary group show of new work at Central Plaza Dublin. This large-scale exhibition of 115 artists presents a dynamic selection of prestigious Irish and Irish based artists who have been invited to submit an original work on paper. This work was made possible through the support of Fingal Arts Office and their Artist Support Scheme. <img width="3024" height="369" width_o="3024" height_o="369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71ef3345ad22957fd72b9d21a39e5c3f4af3d13401d58cb7e0917ca1ac80c807/Fingal.jpg" data-mid="125210194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71ef3345ad22957fd72b9d21a39e5c3f4af3d13401d58cb7e0917ca1ac80c807/Fingal.jpg" />