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Nikole Smith - Abstract Paintings & Designs
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Biography
Originally from New England and born in Holyoke, Massachusetts Nikole Smith is currently creating acrylic, mixed
media and water color paintings on a variety of surfaces ranging from traditional watercolor papers to raw, unprimed
canvas.
A graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts, Nikole studied illustration and graphic
design between 1987-1991. She has spent the past 20 years exploring various media and subject matter including
extensive work with the human figure and the creation of functional stoneware and raku-fired ceramics.
Her current work has evolved into an exploration of the deconstruction and reconstruction of objects, scenes and
people around her. The resulting work is an exploration of this effort and the surprises and struggles that occur during
the process of painting.
She currently resides and maintains a studio in La Plata, Maryland and actively exhibits her work in the Northern Virginia area including the Art League Gallery at
the Torpedo Factory and Del Ray Artisans Gallery in Alexandria Virginia.
Artist Statement
By applying abstraction in my paintings and mixed media artworks I attempt to create intense personal moments through rules and omissions, acceptance
and refusal, inviting viewers into and leading them through each piece.
The use of transparent media and multiple painting surfaces – raw and primed canvas or various paper surfaces allows for the investigation of the interactions
of colors, media and materials. The finished work is a response to these explorations – both expected and unexpected. I delight in the surprises and struggles
that result from this process. The paintings are an attempt to formalize the coincidental and emphasize the conscious process behind seemingly random works.
In my paintings I deconstruct and reconstruct the shapes, lines, patterns and movements in landscapes, humans and/or everyday objects. By doing so, new
sequences are created which reveal a relationship between motion, gesture and color. The finished work doesn’t reference recognizable form. The results
are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted – the responsibility of the viewer.
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