Marcos Smyth - Artist
Signs can be confusing and misleading. Learning to read them in context is key to understanding.
Hands-on learning has been my post academic "graduate school." Many of my skills were developed while apprenticing in metalworking jobs. Working with several artists I admired, I learned about structure, design and the value of a strong work ethic, which gave me the confidence to embrace my creative vision. Born and raised in Brazil to American parents, education in both countries provided different cultural perspectives. My love of Nature and respect for native culture found common ground in both nations.
The inter connections and relationships between shapes and materials observed in natural design serve as guides to building my sculptures.
Exposure to native cultures has been of great value. Their respect for, and use of, natural materials to create functional and symbolic objects influences my own creative approach . As a result, I maintain a meaningful reverence for the environment while employing natural materials.
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Education
2016
Laser welding, Stuller Inc.
1997-2002
Graduate Gemologist, Gemological Institute of America
1981-1983
Goldsmith and stone setting apprenticeship, Creative Goldsmiths
1975-1977
Casting apprenticeship, Mesa Bronze Foundry
1973-1976
Liberal Arts, Texas Tech University
1974
Sculpture apprenticeship, Alecy Azevedo
Exhibitions
2024
2024
2023
2022
2020
Portal Rockaway, 4heads, Studio 7, Fort Tilden, Rockaway, NY
Large sculpture installation, Artomatic 25
Artists in Dialogue with Landscape, Adkins Arboretum
Ephemeral Installation, Azule Arts Residency
Sculpture Now 2020, McLean Project for the Arts
2019
Notes of Color, Athenaeum
2015
Sanctuary, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
2014
2013
Select 2014, Artisphere
Sculpture Now 2013, Honfleur Gallery
2011
Art Night 2011, Hickok Cole Architects
2011
The Space Between, American Center for Physics
1977
Feira da Bondade, Bahiatursa Pavilion
1976
Bronze Castings, Mesa Bronze Foundry Art Gallery