Dawn Tide, 1988

JOHN FIRTH-SMITH
Dawn Tide, 1988
Oil on linen
800 x 400 cm

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Artist John Firth-Smith, title Dawn Tide, 1988. Dawn Tide is a commissioned work by John Firth-Smith and is a monumentally sized abstract reflecting elements in Firth-Smith’s work such as sailing, movement of water and the harbour. There is a juxtaposition of elements within the work. The central split hemispheres of black and white are separate and yet connected by the elongated ellipses alluding to a yin-yang balance of opposing forces evoking the continuous rhythm of tide and time, day and night. This sophisticated work presents a meditation on cycle, flow, and change that is tied at dawn.