“Diamonds! … How Many Times Did I Tell Him … Diamonds! (in Red & Yellow)” - 2019 by contemporary artist Taylor Smith. Oil, enamel, silkscreen on 300gsm Italian paper
Diamonds! … How Many Times Did I Tell Him … Diamonds! (in Red & Yellow) is a 22” x 30” original painting on paper and is part of the Luxurious Disaster: A 21st Century Tale of Love, Fame & Tragedy series of pop artworks by artist Taylor Smith. This painting is a dark homage to the breakdown of love as well as perhaps the entirety of the American Dream. Life, death, love, romance, materialism, happiness and our own very dreams are represented in this series of conscious paintings. Smith has created a loosely connected group of artworks which take as their subjects vintage advertising images, references to mid-century pop artists such as Robert Indiana and Sigmar Polke, flowers, 20th Century Americana, the human body, consumer products and fashion luxury brands, politics and the concept of failing technology through pixel-glitched computer data corruption.
These original hand-painted and silkscreened, unique one-of-a-kind artworks appropriate source material from well-known artists such as Sigmar Polke and Robert Indiana with his iconic Love sculpture, social media, diamond rings and the local shopping mall. Smith uses oil paint, enamel and screen printing as a means to fix her images on Fabriano Premium 300gsm heavy Italian cotton paper which is mould-made and acid free, guaranteeing extremely long conservation over time. These works are a critical take on the haves versus the have-nots while maintaining a sense of humor. Smith is attempting to fuse separate worlds together — the explosive and visual power of wealth, fashion and money juxtaposed against the grit of conflict, politics and power. The result? Art that takes collectors to new and sometimes nostalgic and introspective places.
Pop Art Street Art Graffiti Fusion Painting titled “Diamonds! … How Many Times Did I Tell Him … Diamonds! (in Red & Yellow)” by contemporary artist Taylor Smith.
Smith uses pop art history imagery from artists Robert Indiana and Sigmar Polke, cartoon thought bubbles, themes of love and materialism as well as silkscreen printing to convey the highs and the lows of modern American life. Artworks are hand painted and silkscreened on canvas, paper and wood panel. At the crossroads of culture and crime, this is art that makes you think. From the “Luxurious Disaster” series of original paintings and screen prints.
