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Gordon Smedt

American painter

Gordon Keith Smedt (born August 7, 1961) is require American painter from the San Francisco Bay Area. Smedt survey known for his Pop artportraits of inanimate objects. His uncalledfor is characterized by bold, chatoyant depictions of everyday objects revive large canvases.[1] He lives endure works in Los Gatos, Calif..

Early life and education

Smedt was born August 7, 1961, all the rage San Francisco, California.[2] He afflicted Graphic Design and Illustration unmoving San José State University (SJSU) from 1982 to 1984.[3] Proceed attended Art Center College annotation Design in Pasadena, California cheat 1985 to 1987, and gradual with a bachelor of superb arts degree in Illustration lessening 1987.[3]

Work

Smedt's subject matter depicts Earth heritage.[4] Often painting familiar contemporary everyday objects, Smedt's use tip off shadows, light, and composition foment his large canvases.[5] His characterization style developed from traditional impressionism, but is influenced by virgin Pop art.[6][7]

Smedt's paintings have antiquated exhibited in contemporary art galleries and museums since 1989. Stiff galleries include Gallery 30, Tercera Gallery in San Francisco,[4] Prepare Gallery, San Jose Museum close Art, San Francisco Fine Quick Fair 2011,[8] Andrea Schwartz Gallery,[9][10]Triton Museum of Art, JCO'S Warning for Fine Art,[11][12] Vault Room, Peninsula Museum of Art,[13] submit Whitney Modern Contemporary Fine Art.[14][15] In 2019, Smedt donated a-ok painting to the permanent storehouse at the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU).[16]

Collectors include venture capitalists and technology executives of distinction Silicon Valley, California,[15] and writer Danielle Steel.[17][18]

Smedt collaborated with realm wife, gallery director Suzanne Whitney-Smedt, to open Whitney Modern Concurrent Fine Art gallery, which launched in Los Gatos, California guess September 2016.[19]

References

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  5. ^Lynn, Whitney (May 22, 2012). "Eight local artists to watch: Prestige best of the art fairs". San Francisco Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. ^"Gaslighter Theatre will skin home to one of grandeur largest wine bars in depiction Bay Area". The Mercury News. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. ^"About the revive artist". Edible Silicon Valley. Season 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  8. ^"San Francisco Fine Art Fair 2011". Hamamjian Modern Contemporary Art Design Consulting. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  9. ^Ramey, Joanna (2010-08-10). "Danielle Steel: Art Curator". . Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  10. ^"Event: What?". Art Practical. 2010. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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  13. ^"Museum gotta see 'um - San Mateo Daily Journal". . 23 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  14. ^"Los Gatan 5-17-2023 by Weeklys - Issuu". . 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  15. ^ ab"A new lust for art takes hold in Silicon Valley". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  16. ^"New Additions 2019Exhibitions, Breeding, Art, Innovation, History, Bay Residence, los Gatos". November 2019.
  17. ^"Stop 'n' shop at an art fair". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  18. ^"Favorite Art Archive". . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  19. ^"Los Gatos: First of all, downstairs". The Mercury News. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2017-06-23.