Contemporary artist Nick Smith creates pixelated works with hand placed colour-chips, synonymous with colour swatches, cleverly combining text and image to create intriguing and provocative collaged works.

With a previous career in Interior Design spanning 11 years, Nick references his concept design background throughout his work, reworking 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, which marries image and word, allows Nick to explore complex art-historical concepts. The text employed is often narrative, which 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 viewer interpretation, sparking new debates and meanings.

Each P-series (Psycolourgy 2015, Paramour 2016, Parlance 2017, Priceless 2018, Pinched 2019, Purgatory 2019, Pioneers 2020) explores intricately researched concepts, which are always the crucial starting point for each new series of work. Producing large-scale works to micro-chip collages, and multiple sell out print editions, Nick continues to develop his popular and recognisable art.

Nick Smith is a British contemporary artist best known for his colourful prints and original works which represent iconic images through a personal perspective of colour, words and cultural references. Nick Smith is recognized for creating fine art with conceptual wordplay to engage collectors who contribute value, story and investable features. His limited edition prints and originals build strong demand internationally, and they offer an easily accessible entry level into his work for both emerging collectors and seasoned investors. Check out our Nick Smith collection of Artworks for Sale here, to take advantage of an opportunity to own a piece of this innovator’s story.

## About Nick Smith

Nick Smith was born in 1980 in Coventry. Smith trained to be a product designer before completely taking his step in and advancing his practice into the art sector. His design skills still dramatically influence the art he expresses and the core reflective aspect of his work centers on colour, image and text. Nick Smith became better known for his pixelated renditions of art historical masterpieces along with popular cultures superstars, where thousands of coloured boxes of swatch colour create a chosen word that provides a juxtaposition of visual identification and linguistic recognition.

His exhibitions at high-profile venues such as Rhodes Contemporary in London and various international art fairs underscore his continuous distinct identity in the contemporary art sector. Smith’s artwork engages with collective cultural memory while leading audiences to consider how meaning is made at a time when we are bombarded with visual and written information.


Nick Smith

British

Main

Artist

Printer

large_Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

medium_Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

small_Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

thumbnail_Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

xs_Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

Nick-Smith_1987-Nike-Air-Max-1-(Polytheism)(1).webp

1987 Nike Air Max 1 (Polytheism)