uncle grant

uncle grant -- can't can't chant

pay now pay - for what we say

uncle chuck - can't trust your luck

tell us true - what do you do?

what's the price? the thought is nice

lift the lid? that's what we did

sign right here - and here, and here

grant three wishes - charity cheer

freestyle lifestyle paid with tax

scoop the art until it cracks

uncle grant grant us one wish

serve it up nonprofit dish

we will write your favorite book

paint your piece a proper look

film the scene that lights you up

fill the ever empty cup

uncle grant let's find the spin

show us how to cash it in.

-- douglas brent smith

 

You Are Here

 You Are Here -- collage by douglas brent smith

Transactions Along The Path

 Transactions Along The Path - collage by douglas brent smith

This Won't Hurt A Bit

 

This Won't Hurt A Bit -- collage by douglas brent smith

The Symbol Is Not The Map of the Territory

 

The Symbol Is Not The Map of the Territory -- collage by douglas brent smith

The 100% Game Process

 The 100% Game Process -- collage by douglas brent smith

Science Had An Answer

 

Science Had An Answer -- collage by douglas brent smith

Reactions to the Face On Mars

Reactions to the Face On Mars -- collage by douglas brent smith.     

It seemed like a revelation, a sign. Pictures taken of the surface of mars seemed to show a face. Could this mean that there was an intelligent civilization there once upon a time?

Many years later, when our cameras produced much higher resolution images we saw that it wasn't really a face at all. It's just something that people do -- we see faces everywhere. We anthropomorphize wildly. 

Well, the illusion was fun while it lasted. And it lasted long enough to be on my mind when I made this collage in 1993.

Random 1992 Sketches

 

Random 1992 Sketches -- douglas brent smith

Please Let Me Know When You Are Free

 

Please Let Me Know When You Are Free -- collage by douglas brent smith

Kids Outgrow Things

 

Kids Outgrow Things -- collage by douglas brent smith

Big Boy With A View

 

Big Boy With A View -- collage by douglas brent smith and christopher morgan smith, 1992

Constructing a Better Setting

 

Constructing a Better Setting -- collage by douglas brent smith, 30 December 1992