Barbara Hardmeier Barbara Brigitta Hardmeier, born in Switzerland, studied audiovisual design and painting at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam,The Netherlands. Hardmeier’s work reflects the present; they are time documents and are of a trend setting nature. She uses materials in a rather ‘unorthodox’ way, and mixes various styles. Her work has been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions and biennales. art-barbarahardmeier.com
Earthly Desires are Enlightenment, 2009. Mixed media, 90 cm by 80 cm.
David Brian Smith
Great Expectations—A short history, 2012. Oil and Silver Leaf on Herringbone Linen. 180 cm by 150 cm.
David Brian Smith (b. 1981, Wolverhampton, England) studied at Chelsea College of Art, London. Often drawing on autobiographical incidents and memories, David Brian Smith’s paintings utilize personal as well as fond photographs as a source of imagery. Solo exhibitions include, Goodwill and the Unknown Man, 2012, Great Expectations, 2010 and I Believe in Everything, 2007 at Carl Freedman Gallery, London. Group exhibitions include, You play the line, I play the sand, with Oliver Perkins, Galerie Vidal Cuglietta, Brussels, 2011, Newspeak: British Art Now, Part Two, Saatchi Gallery, London 2010 and **** (Part Three), Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton, 2013. He was selected for SV10: Members’ Show, by Jennifer Higgie and Rebecca Warren, Studio Voltaire, London 2010 and was a prize winner in The Creekside Open, selected by Ceri Hand, A.P.T Gallery, London 2013. davidbriansmith.com
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