The phenomenon of momentum through the x, y and z axes is considered in this series of works. Whether it be seen or imagined, a sense of movement in the paintings infers multi-stability, much like a filter that sits between two alternatives. - Helen Smith
Helen Smith was born in Wiradjuri country (Cooma), New South Wales and lives and works in Bulanaming (Sydney). In 2024 she was awarded a Master of Fine Arts from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney. Since 2002 she has been an active member of the Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA). Together with Jeremy Kirwan-Ward she has collaborated on a number of site specific, large-scale wall works including installations in the Art Gallery of Western Australia, in Hegenheim, France and at the Institut Fur Alles Mogliche in Berlin.
Her works are included in the collections of National Gallery of Australia, the Daimler Collection in Berlin, Louis Vuitton Collection, Artbank, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Australian Embassy in Madrid, Curtin University Collection, The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Bankwest, PS Collection Netherlands, Hebel_121 Collection and various private collections in Australia and Europe.
Helen Smith
Assemblage 1/24 2024
oil on linen
35 × 30 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 2/24 2024
oil on linen
27 × 25 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 3/24 2024
oil on linen
25.5 × 25.5 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 4/24 2024
oil on linen
25.5 × 25.5 cm
Helen Smith
Blue Highway 59 2023-2024
oil and oil stick on linen, plywood
201 × 137 cm
Helen Smith
Blue Highway 58 2023-2024
oil and oil stick on linen, plywood
201 × 137 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 11 2023
oil on canvas
36 × 31 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 12 2023
oil on canvas
30 × 35.5 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 13 2023
oil on canvas
30 × 35.5 cm
Helen Smith
In Common 2023 #3 2023
Glass and canvas assemblages, 2 parts
18 × 13 cm
Helen Smith
In Common 2023 #4 2023
Glass and canvas assemblages, 2 parts
18 × 13 cm
Helen Smith
In Common 2023 #5 2023
glass, oil on canvas and found photo assemblage
12.5 × 18 cm
Helen Smith
In Common 2023 #1 2023
glass, oil, on canvas and found photo assemblage
12.5 × 18 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 5/24 2024
oil on linen
20 × 20 cm
Helen Smith
Blue Highway 61 2024
Oil on canvas
137 × 216 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 6/24 2024
oil and oil stick on linen, plywood
30 × 30 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 7/24 2024
oil on linen
30 × 35.5 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 8/24 2024
oil on linen
38 × 40 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 9/24 2024
oil on linen
25 × 23.5 cm
Helen Smith
Assemblage 10/24 2024
oil on linen
25.5 × 25.5 cm
Helen Smith
Blue Highway 57 (RGB) 2023
Oil on board
201 × 137 cm
