David Brian Smith
Born in 1981 in Wolverhampton (United Kingdom), David Brian Smith lives and works in London.
David Brian Smith’s figurative work is rooted in the pictorial tradition of landscape and portrait painting. The artist uses his family history and found images as springboards. His paintings depict a dreamlike world in a rich colour scheme and allude to a rural environment, to folklore and to myths.
David Brian Smith studied at the University of Wolverhampton and the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. His work was featured in both solo and collective shows in galleries and institutions such as Albert Baronian gallery, Brussels ; Carl Freedman gallery, London ; Wagdas Gallery, London ; Galerie VidalCuglietta, Brussels ; the Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton ; Cul de Sac, London ; Weltraum, Munich ; the Saatchi Gallery, London ; Benderspace, London ; Studio Voltaire, London ; Susak, Croatia ; Long and Ryle Gallery, London ; House Gallery, London and the Eagleworks Gallery, Wolverhampton. David Brian Smith received the Creekside Open Award in 2013 and the Royal Academy Landscape Painting Award in 2005.
Works
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David Brian Smith,
Great Expectations - Golden Sheep, 2021
Oil paint and gold and silver leaf on herringbone linen
90 x 125 x 2,5 cm
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David Brian Smith
Hold my Hand, 2022
Oil paint and gold leaf on paper
56 x 38 cm -
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David Brian Smith,
Great Expectations - Five Trees, 2021
Oil paint on canvas
90 x 125, 2,5 cm
© Julien Gremaud
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David Brian Smith
Great Expectation - Apley Estate, 2021
Oil paint and gold leaf on canvas
90 x 130 x 2,5 cm
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David Brian Smith
Hero, 2021
Oil paint on herringbone linen
180 x 200 x 2,5 cm
© Julien Gremaud -
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David Brian Smith
Sun was Shining, 2022
Oil paint and gold leaf on paper
55,7 x 37 cm
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David Brian Smith
Nothing Else, 2021
Oil paint and gold leaf on herringbone linen
140 x 170 x 3,5 cm
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David Brian Smith
PICNIC, 2022
Oil paint and gold leaf on paper
55,7 x 38 cm -
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David Brian Smith
Walking in the Air, 2021
Oil paint and gold leaf on herringbone linen
175 x 140 x 2,5 cm
© Julien Gremaud -
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David Brian Smith
Alconbury, 2021
Oil paint and gold leaf on herringbone linen
200 x 150 x 2 cm
© Julien Gremaud
