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Peter Smith
1 The Cantering Caketacular Queen of Bakes Canvas edition of 150 Image 23" x 23" Framed £525
MISSION IMPOSSIMAL Following on from the Lost Impossimals, Peter Smith’s wild and rampant imagination truly runs riot in his new collection Bloodlines , featuring the iconic, imaginative creatures in a darker and altogether more sinister murder mystery world T he Impossimal world is one that Peter Smith created in 2002 and has inhabited dates, together with objects or people at that time, so for exam- ple in The Cantering Caketacu- lar Queen of Bakes the character
ever since. His fan base is set to grow with Bloodlines , as he opens up a mysterious realm of historical intrigue and double takes. The most ambitious collection to date, it allows Smith’s historical narrative to of murder mystery clues in eight new paintings. “This collection is based on my personal nar- rative of a parallel Impossimal history,” explains Smith, who has created a fictitious dos- sier of letters and back stories to accompany the collection. Although the stories describe a parallel timeline to our own, they key into specific historical run amok as he unveils a series
is based on the real life Eliza Acton whose work ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families’ was written in 1845 and was the blueprint for Mrs Beaton’s ‘Book
of Household Management.’ For his debut public presentation of Bloodlines , collectors
“This collection is based onmy personal narrative of a parallel Impossimal history.”
were ushered into a dark room where the doors were shut and Smith could take them on his imaginative narrative journey. “Without exception everyone ‘got’ it, and became more and more intrigued,” explains Smith who says it is the imaginative plot lines that drive the work; a sophisticated combination of storytelling and art.
FINE ART COLLECTOR AUTUMN 2013
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