OLIVER SMART
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Natural Forms
Phoenix
5 6 7 Blue
Suspended Larval Form
Suspended Form - Brown Paper
Suspended Aquatic Form
Tower
Three
Natural Form with Buds
Natural Form with Red Trunk
Sensory Chain
​This space surrounding
articulated
sensing this emptiness
fluid changes we fill
direct in relation
through approach we converse with the space
seeing how our movement and our
conversation alter this which we
do not see

Shaping the unseen
the air we displace is affected by us
we have consequence in our now
in our being
this that we are
physical
a material conversation
multiple articulations
a complexity
simple and sophisticated

This energy moving
not often considered 
the absolute sustainable
the engine of presence
dynamic presence
moving now

Many leaves 
dynamic
like us
tendrils moving
as we do
the delayed effects of our passing

Obvious then mysterious
in equal measure

If I consider what this work is
responsive
articulate
a presence
as a living thing

Harnessing the energy of life
the movements and changes of the surrounding air
the approach of the viewer inspires a reaction
the space is transformed through us
consequence in action
energy all pervasive
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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
  • Photography
  • Teaching
    • Substantial Poetry
  • Bio
    • Exhibitions
    • About >
      • Artist Statement
      • CV
      • Biography
      • In my own words
    • Press >
      • Press Release
      • Solo
      • Collaborations
    • Contact >
      • Newsletter
      • Instagram
  • Thoughts