“A Certain Chemical Imbalance” - 2019 by contemporary artist Taylor Smith. Oil, enamel, transfer & gold leaf on panel
Taylor Smith’s mixed media painting, A Certain Chemical Imbalance is a dark homage and a dreamlike reflection on the breakdown of the American Dream. Smith is speaking to the contemporary facets of life in 21st century America by referencing luxury goods, healthcare, technology, political chaos, consumerism and art history.
Smith appropriates source material from art history, pop culture, European fashion houses, medical research and speaks to our own morbidity. She uses silkscreen, enamel, oil, precious metal leaf, ink and gloss art resin as a means to mechanically fix these images on cradled wood panel in dark take on the American Dream.
Pop Art Street Art Graffiti Fusion Painting titled “A Certain Chemical Imbalance” by contemporary artist Taylor Smith.
Smith uses designer logos from the LMVH Louis Vuitton, gold leaf skulls, organic chemistry and high-gloss epoxy resin to convey the highs and the lows of modern American life. Artworks are hand painted and silkscreened on canvas, paper and wood panel. At the crossroads of culture and crime, this is art that makes you think. From the “Luxurious Disaster” series of original paintings and screen prints.
