Collective Insanity

Released From Artist's Private Collection - Original PMS Oil Painting On Wood - 24 x 18 inches

This is a completely unique and original abstract oil painting on recycled wood. It was painted in a fury of color, energy and texture. This piece is very unique in that it is a combination of four different abstract styles and techniques I have been cultivating over the past couple of years. It is a mixture of these style, with a "messy geometrical" aesthetic and incorporates different color, texture, symbolism and streaking technique that play off of each other and make the piece dynamic to look at. Certain areas fade into surface, while others pop vibrantly into the forefront with a "chewy" texture. It is truly an original oil painting like no other.

Note: This painting is painted on recycled wood. The sides of the painting are painted black and the piece comes hang ready. No framing is necessary.

This painting is signed on the front and includes my Certificate of Authenticity.

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Artist Preston M. Smith (PMS) found himself cross-eyed and with no depth perception as a child. This was the "lens" through which he developed his unique visual perspective of the world, which he now shares as a painter. Before focusing completely on his visual artwork, Preston spent many years developing and expanding his creative mindset by acting professionally, touring and lead singing for a punk/ska band, and writing two novels as well as a collection of poetry and original paintings. All of this experience fed into his ability to access his creative voice and communicate his own experience. Over the years, Preston’s artwork has transitioned from moody pop surrealist paintings into vibrantly colorful, tactile, highly textured and almost "edible" abstract works. His mantra for his abstract work is "color, texture, beauty and decay", and his work and life have been an expression of moving from darkness into light. Preston’s work has been showcased alongside David Lynch and at the Inaugural Purple Ball for President Obama’s Inauguration in 2009, where he was commissioned to paint 12 portraits of the President. Recently, Preston is coming off of a successful Solo Exhibition at ShockBoxx Gallery in Hermosa Beach California and his first two showings at the LA Art Show in Downtown L.A.. His work has also been selected by a panel of curators as a winner in the 1st 2018 ArtSlant Artprize Showcase and has been on display at the world famous La Luz De Jesus Gallery, and in numerous exhibitions throughout Los Angeles and across the country. Preston's work has also been the subject of a documentary short entitled "Negativity To Creativity" and is in more than 550 private collections in 27 countries, as well as in the collections of celebrities such as Ed Harris, Ashley Judd, Josh Lucas, Patricia Arquette and more.