Garry P Smith

I want my paintings to take the viewer on a poetic, metaphysical journey of the imagination.

I use an intensive, hyper-realist technique to create haunted atmospheres and timeless landscapes, in which bizarre creatures reside. The philosophy of the occult, mysticism, and the sanctity of nature informs my work, through a sense of enigmatic ritual and symbolism. Irrational forms and beings – partly based on antique figurines – are manifested as recurrent ‘characters’, within strange realms.

In essence, I attempt to pay homage, through these dreamworlds, to the Symbolist and Surrealist art movements, and such inspirational artists as Arnold Böcklin, Max Ernst and Casper David Friedrich, amongst many others.

See my latest work at  instagram.com/garrypsmizz