Bay Area artist Paul Smith transforms verbal language into handsome geometric compilations, to reveal the beauty and musicality of language characterized by shapes, interlocking irregular grids and rich surfaces. His works are solid, yet visually fluid compositions of striking acuity. *Unframed Dimensions: 20.25”W x 16.25” H x 1.5”D Paul Smith: (1916 - 1991) Artist Bio: He entered the University of California, Berkeley, in September 1934, completing his master's degree in May 1939, and immediately started teaching art in Sacramento (1939–41). His constructions, built with a variety of materials and objects, deal with the exploration off visual language derived from geometry—geometry as symbol and sign.