Poets, oil on panel, 60 x 40 inches
March 18 – April 13, 2012
Opening: Thursday, March 22, 6–8 p.m.
BAU-XI GALLERY
340 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1G5
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Smith is known for her paintings of female figures. The figures explore the possibilities and limitations of gravity. Often shown suspended in dark air, twisted and upside down, falling into and out of the picture plane, the figures are so precariously placed upon the canvas that they threaten to slip away. Though rarely grounded, they are always balanced.
In Smith’s latest series of paintings, the figures play with gravity in the water. They float, fly, emerge and disappear in the broken surface of the water, a space with infinite boundaries. The paintings have a beautiful, deep calm.
Vicki Smith studied fine art at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1981 with honours. Her fourth year of study was completed in Florence, Italy. Smith’s work has been placed in numerous private collections in North America, Australia and Europe. She currently works and resides in Toronto.