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Jeffrey Smart

(1921–2013) Painter

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Jeffrey Smart was a painter.

Quick Facts About Jeffrey Smart

Born: July 26, 1921
Died: June 20, 2013
Profession: Painter

About Jeffrey Smart

Australian artist known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes (1921-2013)... | Frank Jeffrey Edson Smart was an expatriate Australian painter known for his precisionist depictions of urban landscapes that are "full of private jokes and playful allusions".

Quotes by Jeffrey Smart

I feel it's just some sort of game if it's just abstract.

Abstract

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Sometimes I'll drive around for months despair, nothing, nothing, then suddenly I will see something that seizes me... a shape, a combination…

Art

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I find myself moved by man in his new violent environment. I want to paint this explicitly and beautifully.

Art

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I like living in the 20th century... to me the world has never been more beautiful. I am trying to paint the…

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Everybody gets inspired. We all have these moments. It just depends on whether you've got the ability to seize it.

Ability

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Painting is a form of incarnation. It is spirit made manifest in the world.

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