Artist
Ishmael Smith
Painter and sculptor
Ismael Smith (b. 1886, Barcelona, Spain – d. 1972, Barcelona, Spain) was a Catalan painter and sculptor who was active in the European avant-garde movements during the 20th century. His work is characterized by a synthesis between cubism and surrealism, exploring abstraction and figuration.
Smith was also a graphic designer and set designer, noted for his versatility and his contribution to the modernization of Catalan art. His work reflects a constant search for new visual languages and formal experimentation.
Exhibitions
- The Ephemeral Village
- There Are Other Worlds, But They Are in This One
- Zanele Muholi
- Femme Femme
- Apocalypse Now
- The Other Face of the Moon
- Lesser Evil
- The Feathers Burning in Flight
- The Veiled Voice (Madrid)
- Mythologies of the Home
- Joel-Peter Witkin
- Creatures
- The Feathers Burning in Flight (Madrid)
- The Golden Scale
- The Memory of the Line
- Invisible Captivity
- The Flame of the Heart als Peus
- Point in Time
- Chronicle Team
- Petits Bijoux
- The Joyful Marginalization
- Neither Submissive nor Devoted
- The Image Burns
- The Flowering of Succulents
- Lights and Shadows
- Historical Memory
- A Minute of Glory
- Keith Haring – Barcelona
- El Dorado
- Miró Lidó
- Emotions in Black
- A Master of Kinetics