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Nick Smith creates pixelated works with hand-placed colour-chips, cleverly combining text and image to create intriguing and provocative collaged works.
Nick Smith is a contemporary artist based in London. With a previous career in Interior Design spanning 11 years, Smith references his concept design background throughout his work. He reworks the design aesthetic using unique colour swatches in hand-made collages, placing his work firmly in the fine art category.
From his first collage experiment back in 2011 of Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellation of swatches as a challenge. This eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is now known for.
The multi-layered element of his work, combining image and word, allows Smith to explore complex art-historical concepts. The text is often narrative, referring to Greek mythology or classical literature. It can be read in sequence adding another element of intrigue and interest to the work.
This additional element of text, placed under the empty space of each swatch, creates either complimentary or subversive meanings. Nick deliberately leaves these word/image constructions open to viewers' interpretation, sparking new debates and meanings.
Producing large-scale works to micro-chip collages, and multiple sell out print editions, Smith continues to push the boundaries of collage with new subjects and experimentation, forging a unique visual aesthetic.
Since 2014, the artists adopted his trademark style: transforming some of the world's most recognisable artworks into "pixelated" creations using paint sample colour chips. Since then some of his selected solo shows include: 'Posed' in 2022, 'Psycolourgy 2.0' in 2021 and 'Poineers' in 2020 at Rhodes Contemporary Art.
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Works
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Albert Heijn AM1, 2023Sold
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Atmos Safari AM1, 2023Sold
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FLOM Dunk, 2023Sold
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Forbes Denim Dunk, 2023Sold
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Heineken Dunk, 2023Sold
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London Dunk, 2023Sold
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Off-White AJ1 Chicago, 2023Sold
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The Milkmaid, 2023Sold
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The Milkmaid (Microchip), 2023
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Dance (I), 2022Sold
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Peter Getting Out of Nick’s Pool, 2022Sold
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Peter Getting Out of Nick’s Pool (Edition), 2022Sold
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The Birth of Venus - Microchip, 2022Sold
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The Great Bathers, 2022Reserved
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Wish You Were Here 1, 2022Sold
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Coca Cola - Full, 2020£ 4,750.00
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Exhibitions
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POLYTHEISM
Nick Smith 17 - 21 May 2023'Our choice of footwear often reflects our life's journey. Shoes not only offer comfort and protection but also serve as a medium for expressing our diverse tastes and cultural affiliations....Read more -
POSED
Nick Smith 25 Nov - 22 Dec 2022Rhodes Contemporary Art are delighted to announce Nick Smith’s phenomenal tenth gallery exhibition, ‘POSED’ opening at the new gallery space in Fitzrovia, London. After a hiatus experimenting with individual colour...Read more -
Psycolourgy 2.0
Nick Smith 3 - 7 Dec 2021Rhodes Contemporary Art is thrilled to host Nick Smith’s new solo show ‘Psycolourgy 2.0’ at our pop-up gallery space, 15 Bateman Street, Soho. Having hosted 7 exhibitions with Nick Smith,...Read more
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News
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Nick Smith POLYTHEISM Pop-Up
Interview May 21, 2023Last Tuesday saw a highly anticipated debut of Nick Smith’s hit Pop-Up Exhibition POLYTHEISM, which explores how sneakers have transcend cultural boundaries and are venerated...Read more -
Nick Smith Charity Commission at The Rijksmuseum
in collaboration with Philips March 10, 2023On February 10th , 2023, the largest-ever exhibition of Johannes Vermeer opened at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. A historic event in itself: never have so...Read more -
Nick Smith 'POSED' - The Private View
Exhibition continues until the 22.12.22 November 30, 2022Last Thursday saw the much-anticipated opening of Nick Smith's newest 'P' exhibition 'POSED', Voice of the Muse. Thank you to everyone that attended the...Read more
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Press
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Art Daily - Nick Smith: Pinched
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London Student - Nick Smith: Pinched
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Interior Design - Nick Smith: Pinched
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Highsnobiety - Nick Smith: Pinched
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PINCHED: Nick Smith
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Wide Walls - Nick Smith: Pinched
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Creative Boom - Nick Smith: Pinched
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Art Rabbit - Nick Smith: Pinched
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Art Today - Priceless by Nick Smith
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Vice Magazine Creators - Ruff Ryders Collection at Scope Miami by Nick Smith
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Menswear Style - Nick Smith: Parlance
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VNA Magazine - Nick Smith: Parlance
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After Nyne - Nick Smith Paramour
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The Inspiration - Nick Smith Paramour
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Extorted - Nick Smith Paramour
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Supersonic Art - Nick Smith - Paramour
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Status Magazine - Nick Smith Paramour
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High Snobiety - Nick Smith : Paramour
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Design Taxi - Nick Smith Paramour
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The Culture Trip - Nick Smith Paramour
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Digital Arts - Nick Smith Paramour
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Flaneur - Nick Smith Paramour
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Creative Boom - Nick Smith Paramour
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The Creator Project - Nick Smith Paramour
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VNA Magazine - Nick Smith Paramour
March 9, 2016 -
If it's hip it's here - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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BBC Arts & Entertainment - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Artwort - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Moderne Klassiker - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Popist - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Dangerous Minds - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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The Mirror - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Design Taxi - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
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Artlyst - Nick Smith Psycolourgy
January 22, 2015
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