Greg Parma Smith

NEW YORK – A look inside Greg Parma Smith’s studio, captured by Charles Benton in advance of Parma Smith’s solo exhibition ‘Things in the Air’ – On view at 99 Bowery through May 23. “The idea of artifice and illusion is central to the work, and part of that involves making the construction of vision visible at the same time that the viewer is partially convinced by it. Painting, even as a mode of viewing, is really about making pictures rather than simply seeing them. Paintings are constructed images, so their construction is important to me, and I want that process to remain transparent in how they’re perceived. I’m also interested in estrangement as a way of seeing things freshly and anew. We’re standing in front of one of the more abstract works, but I’m thinking specifically about how the figures are represented. A sense of unfamiliarity hits before you fully read the painting, slowing down perception. These figures emerge from a fairly traditional and elegant line drawing that, in my mind, sits directly on the picture plane. The spaces between the contours are then filled in almost independently of the final image, creating the sensation that the figure is emerging like a sculpture from the painting itself.” – Greg Parma Smith #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

On view in New York – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air open through May 23 at 99 Bowery “Images that are dimensional, flat to the picture plane yet subtly sculptural, suggesting a gentle form of Cubism? How is it that a painter can be such an intelligent colorist even in grisaille? A female figure cups a hand to her ear … is she listening to the musicians in the paintings on the other side of the room? Do the tones and gradations in a painting find parallel with the tones and overtones we can imagine emanating from the instruments, rippling out geometrically? Will all writing on his work end in a question mark? Greg Parma Smith, a purveyor of prismatic images within the fictive space of painting. Of this we can be certain.” – @newyorkartcriticsassociation Greg Parma Smith Emanations, 2025 Oil on linen 51 x 51 inches (129.54 x 129.54 cm) (framed) Photography by Charles Benton #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

NEW YORK – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air is on view at 99 Bowery through May 23. Parma Smith’s latest series, developed since 2017, explores optical effects that hold the viewer in a state of uncertainty between flatness and depth. Built from repeated geometric forms and subtle tonal shifts, his compositions appear to both recede and advance, hovering at the edge of dimensionality. Though they may resemble digital images, his process is entirely analogue, using a systematic approach to construct volume from discrete units. Working across figuration and abstraction, Parma Smith combines traditional oil painting with layered imagery drawn from art history and contemporary visual culture. His work positions itself as a post-subculture extension of earlier painters such as Manet, Cézanne, and Johns, who were attuned to the artificiality of the image, reanimating that concern through a contemporary visual language. As he describes it, his work “seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic foundation of images more vivid, strange and sensate… putting pictures in a kind of suspension that revels in their constructed nature.” Greg Parma Smith Good Experience, 2025 Oil on linen 47 x 47 x 3¾ inches (119.38 x 119.38 x 9.53 cm) (framed) Photography by Charles Benton #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

NEW YORK – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air is on view at 99 Bowery through May 23. In this exhibition, references to music provide a framework for Parma Smith’s compositions, with rhythmic, circular forms and recurring motifs suggesting sound, time, and structure. This approach allows him to further explore the relationship between representation and abstraction. Parma Smith’s latest series, developed since 2017, explores optical effects that hold the viewer in a state of uncertainty between flatness and depth. Built from repeated geometric forms and subtle tonal shifts, his compositions appear to both recede and advance, hovering at the edge of dimensionality. Though they may resemble digital images, his process is entirely analogue, using a systematic approach to construct volume from discrete units. Working across figuration and abstraction, Parma Smith combines traditional oil painting with layered imagery drawn from art history and contemporary visual culture. His work positions itself as a post-subculture extension of earlier painters such as Manet, Cézanne, and Johns, who were attuned to the artificiality of the image, reanimating that concern through a contemporary visual language. As he describes it, his work “seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic foundation of images more vivid, strange and sensate… putting pictures in a kind of suspension that revels in their constructed nature.” #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

NEW YORK – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air is now on view at 99 Bowery through May 23. Working across figuration and abstraction, Parma Smith combines traditional oil painting with layered imagery drawn from art history and contemporary visual culture. His work positions itself as a post-subculture extension of earlier painters such as Manet, Cézanne, and Johns, who were attuned to the artificiality of the image, reanimating that concern through a contemporary visual language. As he describes it, his work “seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic foundation of images more vivid, strange and sensate… putting pictures in a kind of suspension that revels in their constructed nature.” In this exhibition, references to music provide a framework for his compositions, with rhythmic, circular forms and recurring motifs suggesting sound, time, and structure. This approach allows him to further explore the relationship between representation and abstraction. Installation photography by Charles Benton #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

OPENING TONIGHT IN NEW YORK – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air opens Saturday, April 11 from 6-8 PM at 99 Bowery. Parma Smith’s latest series, developed since 2017, explores optical effects that hold the viewer in a state of uncertainty between flatness and depth. Built from repeated geometric forms and subtle tonal shifts, his compositions appear to both recede and advance, hovering at the edge of dimensionality. Though they may resemble digital images, his process is entirely analogue, using a systematic approach to construct volume from discrete units. Working across figuration and abstraction, Parma Smith combines traditional oil painting with layered imagery drawn from art history and contemporary visual culture. His work positions itself as a post-subculture extension of earlier painters such as Manet, Cézanne, and Johns, who were attuned to the artificiality of the image, reanimating that concern through a contemporary visual language. As he describes it, his work “seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic foundation of images more vivid, strange and sensate… putting pictures in a kind of suspension that revels in their constructed nature.” In this exhibition, references to music provide a framework for his compositions, with rhythmic, circular forms and recurring motifs suggesting sound, time, and structure. This approach allows him to further explore the relationship between representation and abstraction. Greg Parma Smith was born in 1983 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He lives and works in New York. Image: Greg Parma Smith, Tongues of the Sheer Wind, 2026. Oil on linen. 30 x 30 inches (76.20 x 76.20 cm). Photography by Charles Benton. #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

NEW YORK – Greg Parma Smith: Things in the Air opens Saturday, April 11 from 6-8 PM at 99 Bowery. Parma Smith’s latest series, developed since 2017, explores optical effects that hold the viewer in a state of uncertainty between flatness and depth. Built from repeated geometric forms and subtle tonal shifts, his compositions appear to both recede and advance, hovering at the edge of dimensionality. Though they may resemble digital images, his process is entirely analogue, using a systematic approach to construct volume from discrete units. Working across figuration and abstraction, Parma Smith combines traditional oil painting with layered imagery drawn from art history and contemporary visual culture. His work positions itself as a post-subculture extension of earlier painters such as Manet, Cézanne, and Johns, who were attuned to the artificiality of the image, reanimating that concern through a contemporary visual language. As he describes it, his work “seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic foundation of images more vivid, strange and sensate… putting pictures in a kind of suspension that revels in their constructed nature.” In this exhibition, references to music provide a framework for his compositions, with rhythmic, circular forms and recurring motifs suggesting sound, time, and structure. This approach allows him to further explore the relationship between representation and abstraction. Greg Parma Smith The Lark & The Nightingale, 2026 Oil on linen 43 x 37 inches (109.22 x 93.98 cm) (framed) Photography by Charles Benton #GregParmaSmith @gps_one

Hoffman Donahue is pleased to announce its participation in Frieze Los Angeles, marking the gallery’s first art fair presentation to reflect the full breadth of its newly expanded program. The gallery will present works by a selection of artists including: Adam Alessi Lisa Alvarado Sula Bermudez-Silverman Elana Bowsher Luz Carabaño Matt Connors Ann Craven Rafael Delacruz Darrel Ellis Kate Mosher Hall Lynn Hershman Leeson Kyoko Idetsu Satoshi Kojima Caitlin MacQueen Ulrike Müller Marlon Mullen Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo) Andy Robert Greg Parma Smith Martine Syms Frieze Los Angeles 2026 February 26 - March 1 Booth B01 | Santa Monica Airport #FriezeLosAngeles @friezeofficial Image: Greg Parma Smith, Their Porphyry Address, 2025. Oil on canvas. 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm). Photography by Paul Salveson.

Greg Parma Smith (b. 1983) is a Swiss-American artist who lives and works in New York City. His ever-evolving, multifaceted work seeks to create new spaces in painting that make the synthetic nature of images more vivid, strange and sensate. @gps_one #gregparmasmith @msf_fr @aerzteohnegrenzen #100artistsforgaza

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Last Days Greg Parma Smith Come closer and look closely! 
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Greg Parma Smiths Arbeiten stecken voller Entdeckungsmomente und konserviertem transformativen Potenzial. Die Werke, inspiriert von frühen Renaissancefreskos und buddhistischen Sandmandalas, verschränken sich mit den Räumlichkeiten und der Umgebung des Museum im Bellpark in einer Weise, die den räumlichen und geistigen Illusionismus noch verstärken. Die letzte Gelegenheit, sich von den Malereien und Zeichnungen des schweizerisch-amerikanischen Künstlers in den Bann ziehen zu lassen: Noch zu sehen bis Sonntag, den 6. Juli! Mi-Fr 14-17 Uhr Sa+So 11-17 Uhr @gps_one 📸 @johannabommer