Ray Smith (American, b.1959) Born in Brownsville, TX, and raised in Central Mexico. Smith emerged in the 1980s, and continues to produce exuberant paintings and sculptures characterized by an inimitable style and subject matter that reflect his bi-cultural American and Mexican heritage. Contorted and morphed figures recur throughout his work, in a hybrid that draws from his early studies of fresco painting with traditional practitioners in Mexico, and an indebtedness to Picasso, the Surrealists, and the politically daring Mexican muralists. Through these varied beings, Smith reflects upon the complexities and absurdities of society, family, politics, culture, war, and the human condition itself, framed by birth and death
The studio of painter Ray Smith is legendary as a hot spot of creative activity. Located in Gowanus, an industrial section of Brooklyn, what was once an old ice factory has served as a temporary atelier for artists, rehearsal space for bands, and a staging ground for art shows, dinners, parties, conversations, and various collective projects. The birthplace of much of Smith’s variegated production, the studio is also home to recent art collaborations.
The studio of painter Ray Smith is legendary as a hot spot of creative activity. Located in Gowanus, an industrial section of Brooklyn, what was once an old ice factory has served as a temporary atelier for artists, rehearsal space for bands, and a staging ground for art shows, dinners, parties, conversations, and various collective projects. The birthplace of much of Smith’s variegated production, the studio is also home to recent art collaborations.
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