OLIVER SMART
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“Everything a person passes is affected by that passing
The world is all sensors and response.
That is the physical system which we are part of.
These works find shapes and forms through my response to the world I am in.”

My work is poetic in the exploration of the scientific, and scientific in the creation of the poetic. By creating sculptures which are moving without mechanism, I explore life and living movement. Free of the diktats of utility or purpose, I express form through precision and active geometry, playing with the artistic choices which can bring an accurate mechanism slightly out of balance, forever in search of its equilibrium.

Drawing on the wildness of my Aotearoa/New Zealand childhood, the solace and solitude to be found in the natural world where nothing is ever without movement, however long the timescale, ‘nature’ is an ever-present touchpoint for my creative practice.

The experience of the complex social, political and historic context of Aotearoa/New Zealand, along with the sense of a landscape that is profoundly alive, challenge and shape my own self and creative practice as an artist, now living and working in London.

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© Oliver  Smart 2024
  • Studio
    • In Process
    • Solo >
      • Sculpture >
        • Components
        • Natural Forms
        • Seeds
        • Clusters
        • Systems
        • Forces
      • Outdoor >
        • Jewellery for an Ancient Cedar (2025)
      • Drawing >
        • Imaginings
        • Devices
        • Revolution
        • Spaces
        • Drawing Films
      • Wearable
    • Collaborative >
      • Bow Down and Very Low -123
      • Dandelion Seed
      • Dragonfly - Imago
      • Flight is a Waltz
      • Cazimi
      • Asp
  • Prints
    • From Drawings
    • From Photographs
  • Performance
    • Suitcase Circus
    • Life Still
    • Folded Feather site
  • Photography
  • Teaching
    • Substantial Poetry
  • Bio
    • Exhibitions
    • About >
      • Artist Statement
      • CV
      • Biography
      • In my own words
    • Press >
      • Press Release
      • Solo
      • Collaborations
    • Contact >
      • Newsletter
      • Instagram
  • Thoughts