With his stark portrayals of the contemporary world Jeffrey Smart is one of Australia’s best-known artists. His paintings feature recurring motifs of highways, construction sites and apartment blocks.Jeffrey Smart: Master of Stillness sheds light on his formative years as an artist in Adelaide, revealing the influences that have driven his work for more than 70 years. Filmed partly on location in Smart’s home in Tuscany, with observations from Emeritus Curator Barry Pearce and friends Clive James and David Malouf, this documentary begins with the 2012 Adelaide retrospective of the artist’s work.