Contemporary artist Nick Smith creates pixelated (像素化的) works with han d placed colour-hips , synonymous with color swatcher(色块), cleverly combining text and image to create interesting and fascinating collaged(拼贴的) works.
当代艺术家Nick Smith用手工放置的色块创作出像素化的作品，这些作品与色块表参考图相同，巧妙地将文本和图像结合在一起，创作出有趣而迷人的拼贴作品。

With a previous career in Interior Design spanning 11 years, Nick references his concept
曾在室内设计领域工作11年的Nick参考他的概念。

design background through out his work, reworking the design asthetic using unique colour switches in hand-made collages, placing his work firmly in the fine art category. From his first co llage experime nt back in 2011 of Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellation(镶嵌技术) of watches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined hisunique style he is now known for.
他的作品始终贯穿着设计背景，通过手工制作的拼贴作品中使用独特的颜色切换重新设计美学，将他的作品牢固地置于艺术品类别中。从他2011年的第一次拼贴实验开始，当时他以华尔街的’玛丽莲’为挑战，组装了一个手表的镶嵌图案，最终这激发了他作为艺术家的职业生涯，并确定了他现在所知的独特风格。

The multi-layered element of his work, which marries image and word, allows Nick to explore complex at-historical concepts. The text employed is often narrative, which can be read in sequence adding an other element of intrigue and interest to the work. This additional element of text, placed under the empty space of each swatch, creates either complimentary or subversive meanings. Nick deliberatcy leaves these word/image constructions open to view er interpretation. sparking new debates and meanings.
他作品中的多层元素，结合了图像和文字，使尼克能够探索复杂的历史概念。所使用的文本通常是叙事的，可以按顺序阅读，为作品增添了另一个引人入胜和有趣的元素。追加的文本元素放置在每个拼贴作品的空白处，创造出互补或颠覆性的含义。尼克故意将这些文字/图像构造留给观看者解释，引发新的讨论和含义。

Each P-series, such as Payoolourgy 2015, Purgatory 2019, explores complicatedly researched concepts , which are always the crucial starting point for each new series of work. Producing large-scale works to micro-chip collages, and multiple sell out print editions, Nick continues to develop his popular and recognisable art.
每个P系列，如2015年的Payoolourgy、2019年的Purgatory，探索了复杂的研究概念，这总是每个新系列作品的关键起点。从大幅作品到微型芯片拼贴作品，以及多个畅销的印刷版本，尼克继续发展他备受欢迎和可识别的艺术作品。

PSYCOLOURGY—January 2015 Lawrence Alkim Gallery, London
PSYCOLOURGY - 2015年1月，劳伦斯·阿尔金画廊，伦敦

5mith’s debu t solo exhibition with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Soho, London, launched his unique visual reworking of classic paintings from the 20th Century canon. Universally known works, including David Hockney’s ‘The Bigger Splash’ , Andy Warhol’s ‘Sou p Cans’ and Leonardo da Vind’s ‘Mona Lisa’were all recast, creating original collages that enquire ideas of depiction, digitalisation and recognition. A sell out show, with numerous successful subsequent print releases, Paycolourgy forgod Smith’s path to a place among Britain’s notable contemporary artists.
5mith与伦敦索罗区的劳伦斯·阿尔金画廊合作的首次个展，推出了他对20世纪经典绘画作品的独特视觉重制。包括大卫·霍克尼的’The Bigger Splash’、安迪·沃霍尔的’Soup Cans’和莱昂纳多·达·芬奇的’Mona Lisa’等广为人知的作品被重新构思，创作出探讨描绘、数字化和识别的原创拼贴作品。这次展览售罄，随后多次成功推出的印刷作品，将Paycolourgy确立为史密斯跻身英国著名当代艺术家之列的重要路径。

PURGATORY-December 2019 Context, Art Miami
PURGATORY - 2019年12月，迈阿密艺术全球博览会

Purgatory is a shiny, sticky, glousy exploration of our societies attitude and approach to our excess, addictions and desires.
Purgatory是对我们社会对待和处理我们的过剩、瘾和欲望的一种光滑、粘性、肮脏的探索。

Excerpts from Danter’ s Negatory are woven through colourful works depicting popular covetable consumables, creating symbolic representations of the seven sins. Dant e explores possible penance(忏悔) for our earthly suffering leading to spirit ual growth. The results of these pairings offer a humorous, nostalgic and subversive opportunity to question our choices . our history and our future.
从但丁的Negatory中摘录出来的文字贯穿在描绘流行可贪的消费品的丰富作品中，创造出七宗罪的象征性代表。但丁探讨了我们在地球上受苦可能导致精神成长的赎罪之路。这些配对的结果为我们提供了一个幽默、怀旧和颠覆的机会，去质疑我们的选择、我们的历史和我们的未来。

1. What made Nick launch his art career?
   A. His deep love of fascinating co llaged works.
   B. His first college work Warholy’s ‘Marilym’.
   C. The challenge of piccing a tessellation of switches.
   D. The co llage ex perime nt dating back to 2012.
   答案：C

2. Which of the following statements about the text Nick uses is true?
   A. His text contains concepts of art.
   B. His text is usually illustrative.
   C. His text can be read sequentially.
   D. His text elements are very simple.
   答案：C

3. What do we know about PSYCOLOURGY?
   A. It opened Smith’s unique visual reinvention of classic 21th-century paintings.
   B. David Hockney’s ‘Mona Lisa’ has been recreated by Lawrence Alkin Gallery.
   C. The original collages affirm the ideas of depiction, digitisation and recognition.
   D. It opened Smith’s path to becoming one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists.
   答案：D

4. What is the topic of this passage?
   A. Some useful ways to create collaged works.
   B. The life of contemporary artist Nick Smith.
   C. Information about Paycoology and Purgatory.
   D. The introduction to Nick Smith’s works.
   答案：D