David B. Smith (b. 1977, Washington, D.C.) is a multi-disciplinary artist, who works in fabric-based photo-sculpture, sound and performance. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Born and raised in Washington D.C., Smith attended Oberlin College and graduated with a BA in Art History in 1999. The following year he moved to Chicago, and relocated to New York in 2001. He received an MFA in Photography from Bard College in 2007.
Careeredit
Smith’s work has appeared in exhibitions at MoMa PS1, The International Center of Photography, Asia Song Society, Johannes Vogt Gallery, Essex Flowers, 56 Henry Gallery, The Spring / Break Art Show, and the 2008 Beijing Triennial. He has been a Visiting Artist at Cooper Union, NYU ITP Program and ICP/Bard College, and taught at Pratt Institute and SUNY Old Westbury. In 2019, his work was part of the Textile Biennial at the Rijswijk Museum[1] in the Netherlands. His work has been discussed in The Observer,[2] Art Fag City,[3] VICE,[4]Time Out New York, The Washington Post, and in the New York Times.[5]
Influencesedit
Textiles, soft sculpture and folk art practices influence Smith’s works, and he often blends these forms within a single piece. Speculative fiction and comic book narratives are a lens through which Smith creates, and his works imagine future worlds, creatures, and societies as a way to envision decolonized space and reinvestigate notions of race, climate change and alternate states of consciousness.
Smith writes:
“Sci-fi narratives are very compelling to me - imagining stories and persons, objects and creatures from other planets, VR realities, or star systems. Digital technologies and image gathering help reveal these worlds and continue a line of artistic questioning and layering until I get work that exists in a 3D - an interactive and physically relational element, creating viewer interconnectivity....revealing worlds and selves that might be hidden beneath historical and preconceived notions of what something is to invite the question of what something could be.”
Creation processedit
For Smith, every object, person or memory is informed by a cultural landscape, made of images, lived experiences, memories, gestures, and sound. He playfully offers the range of possibility within these experiences by bending, folding, and layering textiles with digital, sonic, found, and created images. The resulting works are referential and unfamiliar, creating a discombobulating effect for the viewer, whether a soft sculpture, a sound score or a performance.
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David B Smith b 1977 Washington D C is a multi disciplinary artist who works in fabric based photo sculpture sound and performance He lives in Brooklyn NY Photo of David B Smith Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Influences 4 Creation process 5 Collections 6 Residencies 7 Solo exhibitions 8 Group exhibitions 9 Art fairs 10 ReferencesEarly life editBorn and raised in Washington D C Smith attended Oberlin College and graduated with a BA in Art History in 1999 The following year he moved to Chicago and relocated to New York in 2001 He received an MFA in Photography from Bard College in 2007 Career editSmith s work has appeared in exhibitions at MoMa PS1 The International Center of Photography Asia Song Society Johannes Vogt Gallery Essex Flowers 56 Henry Gallery The Spring Break Art Show and the 2008 Beijing Triennial He has been a Visiting Artist at Cooper Union NYU ITP Program and ICP Bard College and taught at Pratt Institute and SUNY Old Westbury In 2019 his work was part of the Textile Biennial at the Rijswijk Museum 1 in the Netherlands His work has been discussed in The Observer 2 Art Fag City 3 VICE 4 Time Out New York The Washington Post and in the New York Times 5 Influences editTextiles soft sculpture and folk art practices influence Smith s works and he often blends these forms within a single piece Speculative fiction and comic book narratives are a lens through which Smith creates and his works imagine future worlds creatures and societies as a way to envision decolonized space and reinvestigate notions of race climate change and alternate states of consciousness Smith writes Sci fi narratives are very compelling to me imagining stories and persons objects and creatures from other planets VR realities or star systems Digital technologies and image gathering help reveal these worlds and continue a line of artistic questioning and layering until I get work that exists in a 3D an interactive and physically relational element creating viewer interconnectivity revealing worlds and selves that might be hidden beneath historical and preconceived notions of what something is to invite the question of what something could be Creation process editFor Smith every object person or memory is informed by a cultural landscape made of images lived experiences memories gestures and sound He playfully offers the range of possibility within these experiences by bending folding and layering textiles with digital sonic found and created images The resulting works are referential and unfamiliar creating a discombobulating effect for the viewer whether a soft sculpture a sound score or a performance Collections editPeggy Cooper Cafritz 6 Beth Rudin DeWoody Yale UniversityResidencies editTextiles Arts Center New York NY 2019 Marble House Project Dorset VT 2018 Socrates Sculpture Park Queens NY 2017 Franconia Sculpture Park Shafer MN 2016 Apex Art International Fellow New Zealand 2015Solo exhibitions editCloudminders Geary Contemporary NY 2019 Cave Dwellers Spring Break Art Fair NY 2019 Soft Bodies Halsey McKay Gallery East Hampton 2018 Under the Surface LMAK Gallery New York NY 2018 Sampler Planthouse Gallery New York NY 2018 The Unseen Halsey McKay Gallery NY NY 2016 Extruded Daydream Spring Break Art Show NY 2016 Seeing Backwards Calico Gallery Brooklyn NY 2015Group exhibitions editTextile Biennial Museum Rijswijk Netherlands 2019 Psychedelic Healing Center Essex Flowers New York NY 2019 The Socrates Annual Socrates Sculpture Park Queens NY 2017 In Search of Lost Time International Center of Photography Manhattan NY 2017 Thread by Thread LMAK Gallery New York NY 2017 Olympia s Eyes Zevitas Marcus Gallery Los Angeles CA 2016 Mi Casa Tu Casa Johannes Vogt Gallery New York 2016 reMap 4 Athens Greece 2013 Fuel for the Fire Zwirner Gallery New York NY 2012 Fall Collection MoMa PS1 Queens New York 2009 Waterways Venice Italy 2005Art fairs editNADA Miami Halsey McKay Gallery 2019 Dallas Art Fair Halsey McKay Gallery 2017 Art Brussels Johannes Vogt Gallery 2016References edit Museum Rijswijk November 11 2019 2019 Textile Biennial Rijswijk Museum Retrieved November 11 2019 Johnson Paddy March 7 2019 Spring Break 2019 s Best Booths Reveal the Art Fairs Offbeat Heart Observer Retrieved November 11 2019 Green Chris March 3 2016 Springbreak Too Many Cooks in the Post Office Art Fag City Retrieved November 11 2019 Shi Diana July 2 2016 AI Dreamgirls and Digital Shrimp Cocktails Color This Post Internet Group Show VICE Retrieved November 11 2019 Cunningham Bill March 4 2016 On The Street Bill Cunningham Art Rules New York Times Retrieved November 11 2019 Cooper Cafritz Peggy 2018 Fired Up Ready to Go Finding Beauty Demanding Equity An African American Life in Art The Collections of Peggy Cooper Cafritz Rizzoli pp https www rizzoliusa com book 9780847860586 ISBN 978 0 8478 6058 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David B Smith amp oldid 1214008303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
