douglas brent smith

  Mumm's The Word- collage by douglas brent smith Where did he go wrong?  Was it climbing that cliff? Was it taking that picture? Was it his involvement with that mysterious woman who worked for the government? Mumm's the word.

  Moisture Absorbing Grip - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980-81 Notes: This collage, part of the Collageland series, is an echo of Deconstructing Kit, and that's me getting deconstructed. Pull yourself together, Doug. That's a tennis racket in a glass of water -- a situation I do not recommend unless you want to get stuff wet and maybe break a perfectly fine glass. Unless that glass is made of plexiglass.

  Machine Work - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980-81 Note: As a part-time security guard, I sometimes would read books to pass the time. One night my job required me to guard and observe a location from my car -- a black 1966 Volkswagen beetle. It was night, so I brought a kerosene lantern to read by. It was almost like camping out, as long as I kept watch on the construction site and reported anything out of the unusual. Nothing was out of the unusual. That has nothing to do with this collage, except for the one line on John Updike. Run, Rabbit, Run.

Instant Pictures - collage by douglas brent smith  

 Garpers Mingling in Collageland - collage by douglas brent smith

Fully Vented In Collageland - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980  

 Escape to That Horizon - collage by douglas brent smith

  Deconstructing Kit - collage by douglas brent smith

 A Scream At The Door - sketch by douglas brent smith, 1981. From Journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980-1981.

Light From Afar - sketch by douglas brent smith, February 1981. From Journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980-1981 (which, as evidenced in this drawing, has water damage through-out).

  Stage Crew - sketch by douglas brent smith, 1980 From journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980. This appears to be a set design, possibly for The Great Brain Robbery, but I'm not certain since at the time I had been in rehearsal for and developing "en grade" at the Playwright's Center on Kinzie Street in Chicago. It did not get any farther than a staged reading, which was impacted by a massive snow storm so our audience was only four or five people.  This could also be just a random drawing. It is smeared from water damage caused by the fire on Elm Street at Dorinda's rented home in Lewisville, CO in 2008. 

  Dadamax In Collageland - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980 From Journal #15 eccentric nods, 1980

  Covering History - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980 From Journal #15, eccentric nods

  Cold Hard Cash - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980 from journal #15, eccentric nods, 1980.