In Plain View 42

Artist Daniel E. Smith (American, born 1952)

Date2008

MediumOil and encaustic on linen

DimensionsCanvas: 35 3/4 × 35 3/4 inches (90.8 × 90.8 cm)
Framed: 37 1/2 × 37 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (95.3 × 95.3 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist.

Object number2011.10.2

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Copyright© Daniel E. Smith, 2008. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextInspired by a trip through the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, this series explores the relationship between human construct and natural environment. The refuge is an effort to restore and maintain a wildlife friendly habitat over the remains of human efforts to control nature for gain. A new, wild freedom covers the evidence of exploitation and repression. History is just under the surface of seemingly natural beauty. Who we are is there In Plain View. –Daniel E. Smith, 2022 After 23 years as a monk, Daniel Smith left to study painting at SCAD, becoming a full-time artist in 1999. His work is strongly inﬂuenced by his surrounding environment, and his paintings are concentrated efforts to understand and share a communal experience. In Plain View is built up through layers of pigment and wax that mimic the layered vista of the marsh itself.

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