Helmut Smits’ conceptual and visual work is often so very straightforward, that you could place him in a league of his own, apart from the conceptual and visual artists who are trying their very best to be overcomplicated and thought provoking.

He first caught my eye with his Google Maps dead pixel, a 82 x 82 cm black piece of grass which would appear as a dead pixel from 1 km, then subsequently had me hooked with his ideas section on his website. It’s never too serious, and most pieces are created, not to cause outcry, but to satisfy an obvious curious notion, dreamt up by the man himself. This is refreshing, like a cup of colour.

His visual work is a delight, so please take a look.

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