<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span>"the series examines<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> American regionalism</span></span><br />as a major influence on art of the early 1970s. "<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- Ned Smyth</span><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6852291561_1fb7879efc_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6852291561_1fb7879efc_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 511px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6852291339_9869a97e9a_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6852291339_9869a97e9a_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 465px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"These stone objects embodied the weight,</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">longevity, and</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">commitment to the ultimate</span></span>."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ned Smyth</span> </span></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">"American Responses: Reverence" </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </span><br />16 February - 17 March 2012<br /><br />"Even before the development of <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">postmodern architecture</span></span>, Ned Smyth was citing past structural periods and details. He concluded from his long exposure to archeological sites, temples, cathedrals, and museums that man used stone to instill a definitive sensibility to valuable buildings and objects. These stone objects embodied the weight, longevity, and commitment to the ultimate.<br /><br />Ned Smyth's early work evolved from <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">the minimalist tradition</span></span>. He began by making concrete 2x4s in various lengths and arranging them to create architectonic spaces within the gallery. Because of the nature of his work, Smyth's career progressed into landing site-specific public commissions for cities and corporations. He became a forerunner in the development of public art in the US.<br /><br />Recently, Smyth's body of work has expanded to include a more organic vocabulary. Moving away from historical references to Judeo-Christian culture and instead of casting architectural forms, he uses natural <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">rock forms to create primal spaces and objects.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />go to</span> <a href="http://salomoncontemporary.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Salomon Contemporary</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6852313813_9897cea79f_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6852313813_9897cea79f_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 699px; height: 535px;" /></a><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6852309373_f09c66a80d_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6852309373_f09c66a80d_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 912px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">the last supper by Ned Smyth</span></span><br style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nedsmyth.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ned Smyth</span></span></a> here.<br /><br /><br /><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">--------------</span><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">----------------</span>

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