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Abstract monochrome mixed media artwork with layered black gestural forms, fragmented typography, textured white surfaces, a…
Abstract monochrome mixed media artwork with layered black gestural forms, fragmented typography, textured white surfaces, a…
Abstract monochrome mixed media artwork with layered black gestural forms, fragmented typography, textured white surfaces, a…
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Painting by Brad Smith 1 Artwork Sold

Darkness III

Mixed Media, Paper, Framed by Artist

28cm (W) x 23cm (H) x 4cm (D)

Original Artwork

Framed by Artist

A$200

Arrives 5 to 7 Nov

Free tracked, insured shipping Australia-wide.

Packed by the artist and sent to your door.

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Artwork Description

A fractured collision of silence, faith, and emotional weight. Built from layered gestures, obscured typography, and eroded forms, Darkness III explores the space between despair and hope, where thoughts dissolve into static and meaning becomes difficult to hold onto. Beneath the abstraction sits a deeply personal meditation on depression, survival, and the search for light through God in moments of psychological darkness.

Artist Bio
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Brad Smith 9 artworks | 0 Sold

Brad Smith is a Sydney-based contemporary artist working across collage and mixed media, blending physical materials with digital processes to create layered, textural works. His practice often begins with analogue fragments such as paint, paper and photography, which are then reworked and extended into compositions that feel both raw and refined. His work explores tension and ambiguity, where order breaks down into distortion and meaning remains deliberately open. Influenced by urban environments and the quiet residue of everyday life, his pieces invite viewers to pause and interpret, revealing something different with each encounter.

Commissions
Brad's studio is in Sydney, New South Wales