Bisco Smith: RE/STRUCTURE

While still expanding upon his signature monochromatic style, RE/STRUCTURE marks a bold foray into colour and sculpture by the artist. Striking a balance as visual equalizers, the sculptures on display are stackable and interchangeable, suggestive of the unique lived experience of the individual, both singularly and collectively. Similarly, the lyrics inscribed on the canvases are Smith's own, expressing his need to develop his own dialogue in order to convey the collective experience, which in turn is shared with the viewer to create a new language of understanding. Informed by his relationship with music, Smith sought to use textural elements to express the slower pace of life he had adopted, marking the shift in the rebalancing of energies and the refocusing of awareness he experienced whilst developing his studio practice.