Word Based Text Paintings

"TEXT-BASED WORD PAINTINGS: Thrift Store Paintings Given New Meaning" Exploring the relationship between art history, language, color and humor, Taylor Smith paints and screen prints words and sentences over found artworks that she obtains in thrift stores during her travels and online auction sites. The visual impact of type is sometimes neglected, yet text is an eminently aesthetic form. How does the meaning of a painting change by adding unexpected text over visual artwork? By superimposing quotations and other deadpan sayings over vintage found artworks as diverse as kitschy landscapes or classic golden-age European paintings, Taylor Smith is elevating words and text to the status of main subject.
Taylor Smith
1 Artworks curated by Taylor Smith
"3 AM At The Waffle House" image

"3 AM At The Waffle House"

Printmaking16 W x 20 H x 0.7 D in

Taylor Smith

United States

$695

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