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Nick Smith — Fame & Beauty (Set)
Nick Smith — Fame & Beauty (Set)
Nick Smith — Fame & Beauty (Set)
Nick Smith

Fame & Beauty (Set)

2022

Fame & Beauty (Set) presents two complementary prints that exemplify Nick Smith's signature method of dissolving recognizable imagery into a mosaic of color swatches drawn directly from cosmetics, fashion, and consumer culture. Each panel builds its composition from hundreds of individually labeled color chips, the kind found on paint cards and makeup palettes, arranged with such precision that a coherent image emerges only when the viewer steps back and surrenders the details to the whole. The pigment and screen printed varnish on Canson Rag Photographique 310 gsm gives the works a tactile richness, the heavyweight archival paper lending a luminous depth to the printed surface while ensuring the longevity that serious collectors rightly expect. Smith's broader practice has long interrogated the language of commerce and beauty standards, finding formal elegance in the very materials of mass-market seduction. In this set, the pairing intensifies that conversation, creating a dialogue between two works that rewards extended looking and invites reflection on how identity and desirability are constructed through incremental, almost bureaucratic choices of color and tone. The edition of 66, signed by the artist, represents an accessible entry point into a body of work that has attracted sustained international attention, without sacrificing the intimacy and finish that distinguish Smith's multiples from purely commercial reproduction. Available through Side X Side Gallery, Fame & Beauty (Set) is offered without framing, allowing collectors the opportunity to present the works according to their own considered aesthetic. Given the complementary nature of the two prints, acquiring them as a set is strongly recommended, as the relationship between the panels is integral to the full meaning and visual impact Smith intended.

Medium
Two Pigment with Screen printed Varnish on Canson Rag Photographque 310 gsm
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
Side X Side Gallery, Miami, FL

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Nick Smith, Fame & Beauty (Set), 2022

Fame & Beauty (Set) presents two complementary prints that exemplify Nick Smith's signature method of dissolving recognizable imagery into a mosaic of color swatches drawn directly from cosmetics, fashion, and consumer culture. Each panel builds its composition from hundreds of individually labeled color chips, the kind found on paint cards and makeup palettes, arranged with such precision that a coherent image emerges only when the viewer steps back and surrenders the details to the whole. The pigment and screen printed varnish on Canson Rag Photographique 310 gsm gives the works a tactile richness, the heavyweight archival paper lending a luminous depth to the printed surface while ensuring the longevity that serious collectors rightly expect. Smith's broader practice has long interrogated the language of commerce and beauty standards, finding formal elegance in the very materials of mass-market seduction. In this set, the pairing intensifies that conversation, creating a dialogue between two works that rewards extended looking and invites reflection on how identity and desirability are constructed through incremental, almost bureaucratic choices of color and tone. The edition of 66, signed by the artist, represents an accessible entry point into a body of work that has attracted sustained international attention, without sacrificing the intimacy and finish that distinguish Smith's multiples from purely commercial reproduction. Available through Side X Side Gallery, Fame & Beauty (Set) is offered without framing, allowing collectors the opportunity to present the works according to their own considered aesthetic. Given the complementary nature of the two prints, acquiring them as a set is strongly recommended, as the relationship between the panels is integral to the full meaning and visual impact Smith intended.

Medium
Two Pigment with Screen printed Varnish on Canson Rag Photographque 310 gsm
Dimensions
sheet: 62 x 59.9 cm
Year
2022
Edition
of 66
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Side X Side Gallery

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