IN PERSON
FIRST,
LIGHT Blu Smith once said of the nature of light, “Any way it can get through, it will find a way.” It’s a fitting metaphor for Smith, one of the West Coast’s best-known abstract artists, who is especially revered for the way he magically captures the luminous quality of light in his work. By Erin McIntosh Photos by Dean Azim
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YAM MAGAZINE JUL/AUG 2019