Dwight SmithAntique Pears, Original Painting2021
2021
About the Item
Artist Comments
"As an artist, I constantly look for the ordinary to elevate and give it the attention that it deserves," says artist Dwight Smith. "In this painting, it was my wife's dresser. A beautiful rustic antique walked by and used every day. Function follows form for this piece of furniture until one day I looked at it in a different light. It represented a pear tree with two pears gingerly resting waiting to be picked."
About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.
Words that describe this painting: realism, food, fruit, pears, antique, furniture, Americana, dresser, still life, still life, realism, representational, watercolor painting, brown
Antique Pears
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
12 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 3 oz.
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- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:Antique Pears. Dwight Smith. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 706991stDibs: LU92217702482
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Medford, MA
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