Joshua Smith is an Australian-based artist with an almost two decades long career in miniatures and stencils that have been part of over 100 exhibitions all over the world. Using everything from wood and cardboard to chalk pastels and spray paint, Smith creates 1:20 scale miniatures of gritty urban architecture that truly need to be seen to be believed. Each of his works is completely scratch built and based on subject matters ranging from the Liberated X Bookshop and Shoe Repairs in Melbourne and 135 Cedar Street in San Francisco to dumpsters and shipping crates. The models all focus on what the artist describes as “the often overlooked aspects of the urban environment such as grime, rust, decay to discarded cigarettes and graffiti,” which means everything from pallets and fire escapes to garbage bags and movie posters are rendered in an absurd amount of detail. Smith’s work is so realistic that it feels like you could step out of the real world and into each of the miniature scenes.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
