September 23 - October 28, 2023
From Davis Gallery:
“Darden Smith is a Texas original with a renaissance creative mind. He is a songwriter, poet, photographer, visual artist who embraces the abstractions of Texas’s wide open spaces in all its intimate detail. Through his latest work he takes you into his travelog sketchbook and minimalist creations caught in mid-impression. Some colorful and bold with a strong printers hand, others mere wisps of thought, they are reflections on the flora and horizons of the greater American Southwest.
Darden’s work has shown throughout Texas, to rave reviews. He pulls influences from cartoons, line drawings, Karl Blossfeldt’s nature photography, the paintings of Cy Twombly, Francesco Clementi’s watercolors, his quite extensive stamp collection, and what he calls rhythmic visual dissonance – the objects and repeated patterns of our lives.
Davis Gallery is proud to present Darden Smith’s latest work WESTERN SKIES – PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. Forty plus images on paper and print that show the range and depth of his visual senses.
“I look for humor in the mundane, chaos within the form and grace in the overlooked detail. The goal is to put on paper what I see in the moment in order to make something new”
~ Darden Smith”
Reception: September 23, 2023 | 4–7 pm
837 W. 12th Street
Austin, 78701 TX
(512) 477-4929
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Darden continues to expand his artistic repertoire from small etchings and drawings to exquisite watercolors, lithographs and mixed media paintings. His travels to West Texas, Scotland, France and beyond have inspired images that reflect his memories of space and time. Darden’s brilliance as a singer songwriter has always been celebrated, but his recent artistic endeavors deserve equal recognition. His new exhibition at Davis Gallery is not to be missed.