Mark Smith, Illustrator, San Francisco

Description

This striking vertical illustration by San Francisco illustrator Mark Smith depicts Lady Justice holding scales and a sword, viewed through a textured, shattered glass pane. The composition employs a bold screen print aesthetic with a two-tone color palette of teal and gold, creating strong graphic contrast. Halftone dot patterns texture the background sky and the figure's garments, giving the piece a vintage print feel. The cracked glass overlay fractures the lower left and center of the frame, partially obscuring the figure's face and upper body while maintaining clear legibility of the symbolic props. The detailed linework captures the classical drapery of the subject's classical attire and the metallic sheen of the suspended scales.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Graphic, Retro

Techniques

Screen print / silkscreen

Color

Background

Illustrated Frame

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project