Roberta Smith invents jewel toned spaces where the real and the surreal meet in a compelling moment that pays homage to art history and contemplates the challenges of contemporary existence. Her luminous oil paintings chronicle metaphorical musings in which reality and invention are elegantly intermingled and the timely is juxtaposed with the timeless. The use of oil glazes, often applied over gold or silver leaf on canvas, creates shimmering surfaces that change with varying light.
'My working philosophy is expressed in these words by the poet Rumi, 'Let the beauty we love be what we...more
