“Discrepancies” - Lionel Smit’s solo exhibition presented by Belgian gallery Uitstalling Art Gallery / KUBE Gallery

Written By Lionel Smit

August 27 - October 3, 2021

On the schism between thought and form: Discrepancies

“When a light appears in the darkness, the darkness becomes richer; and when a darkness appears in the light, the light becomes richer! Uniformity impoverishes, discrepancy enriches!” 

– Mehmet Murat Ildan

Although, perhaps most notably, it is a body of work navigating incongruities within colour and texture, focusing on various tensions between elements of chance and controlled renderings of countenance, Lionel Smit’s Discrepancies – on exhibition at Uitstalling Gallery in Genk, Belgium – is also a body of work that does not shy away from the unsettled distinction between what we see and what we know. - Extract from Essay by Ellen Agnew

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For inquiries:
Uitstalling Art Gallery / KUBE Gallery
Danny Weckx
danny@uitstalling.com
+32 (0) 475 32 28 26
www.uitstalling.com

Lionel Smit

Lionel Smit is an international award-winning artist. One of South Africa’s most commercially successful multimedia artists, this prolific visionary is best known for his intriguing monumental portraits of women. The portraits capture visages in various cryptic guises and are executed on large-scale canvases and through bronze sculptures.

He established the Lionel Smit Studio as both a working and exhibition space in his hometown of Somerset West near Cape Town. Here he pursues his craft in all manner of media with areas dedicated to sculpture, painting, and printmaking.

https://www.lionelsmit.com
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