Joshua smith miniatures

Joshua Smith is a Miniature Sculpture and Stencil Artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Showcasing his work all around the globe in galleries in London, Paris, Berlin, Melbourne and soon Hong Kong the artist perfectly recreates gritty and decaying urban landscapes. Initially a Stencil Artist for 16 years as well as running an art gallery Josh turned to the world of miniature sculpture last year to try something new.

You have to look incredibly close to see it, but Joshua Smith packs an immense amount of detail into his miniature worlds. The Australian artist has a flair for the microscopic, and his latest project captures the familiar grit of urban life in a fascinatingly small-scale model.

Scratchbuilt miniature of the Globe Slicers Building, The Bowery District, NYC. Scratchbuilt miniature using MDF, Wood, Cardboard, Paper, Spraypaint, Acrylic Paint, Styrene, Wire, Chain, Weathering pigments. Private Collection Featuring the work of Sory, Staino, Seedr, Sefu, Hitop, Crown, Skuf. Used with permission.

New Realities, Muriel Guepin Gallery, NYC. Wood, MDF, Plastruct, Cardboard, Paper, Spraypaint, Chalk pastels. August 2016

Working at 1:20 scale, artist Joshua Smith (previously) builds in-depth works that capture the layered existences of urban environments in cities such as Hong Kong, Sydney, and Los Angeles. His miniature buildings showcase the details and detritus left by the diverse population of each city, bringing in elements of the city’s workers, inhabitants, and streetContinue reading "Miniature Displays of Contemporary Urban Buildings by Joshua Smith"

For Sale on 1stDibs - Temple Street - miniature Chinese urban building sculpture Hong Kong Koowlon, Plastic, Wood, Adhesive, LED Light, Spray Paint, Cardboard, ABS, Aluminum, Wire by Joshua Smith. Offered by Muriel Guepin Gallery.

Photo Credit: Andrew Beveridge/ASB Creative Australia-based artist Joshua Smith taught himself to create absorbing, hyper-detailed miniatures of structures and objects strewn across cities. These works maintain the grounded, authentic erosion of urban environments. Many of the buildings are rundown or at the very least, aged appropriately. “His miniature works primarily focus on the often overlooked aspects of the urban environment such as grime, rust, decay to discarded cigarettes and…

the miniature works focus on the often overlooked aspects of the urban environment, such as grime, rust, discarded cigarettes, and graffiti.