Paul Anthony Smith Distorts the Details in 'Antillean'

Jamaica-born, New York-based artist, Paul Anthony Smith, will uncover his solo exhibition, Antillean, at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York. The show continues Smith's exploration of unease and obscurity within issues of diasporic identity. In a departure from still images, these paintings disrupt the crystal clarity of photographic information to invoke new ways of seeing.The exhibition began as a series of photographs Smith captured during Carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago. The images, fir...