ited ▁throughout ▁this ▁period ▁at ▁the ▁Mac qu arie ▁Gall eries . ▁ ▁Sm art ▁depart ed ▁Australia ▁for ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁Cast el ▁Fel ice ▁out ▁of ▁Sydney ▁just ▁after ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁driving ▁to ▁Greece ▁with ▁fellow ▁painter ▁Justin ▁O ' B rien . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy , ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁regarding ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁" Austral ian ▁living ▁abroad " ▁and ▁carrying ▁an ▁Australian ▁pass port . ▁His ▁last ▁work , ▁" Lab yr inth ", ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Sm art ▁died ▁of ▁ren al ▁failure ▁in ▁Are z zo ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁aged ▁ 9 1 . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁and ▁art istic ▁style ▁ ▁Sm art ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁best ▁known ▁artists ▁with ▁his ▁almost ▁icon ic ▁and ▁unique ▁imag ery , ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁various ▁artists ▁and ▁art ▁forms . ▁His ▁stark ▁port ray als ▁of ▁contemporary ▁life , ▁both ▁real istic ▁and ▁abs urd , ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁many ▁art istic ▁discuss ions . ▁Crit ics ▁and ▁adm ir ers ▁of ▁Sm art ' s ▁paint ings ▁often ▁debate ▁his ▁subject ▁matter ▁but ▁in ▁inter views ▁Sm art ▁has ▁preferred ▁not ▁to ▁discuss ▁his ▁style ; ▁" Le aving ▁the ▁interpretation ▁as ▁the ▁pr er og ative ▁of