douglas brent smith

  movements                    from a stranger blackouts from the center of the soul childlike prods                 to an undiscovered corner tripping, tipping                    into a hole movements                   as the stranger blackouts from the cage of ourselves liberating touches                 on the edge of frenzy seizing, freezing                  short of the goal where is the cutting edge? one of us is bleeding. -- douglas brent smith

  Two Happy Folks -- sketch by douglas brent smith, 1978

  The Motion Age Beatnik -- collage by douglas brent smith, 21 March 1984 Notes: I met the three people who are featured in the lower right corner of this collage. It was during a festival that I was involved with in Child's Play Touring Theatre. I do not remember the name of the mime trio. I think they were from France. They were fun, they were fabulous, we all got along famously. Never to meet again, but for a day or two we were all fast friends. I didn't speak any French, so our interactions were mostly non-verbal, but they were a mime troupe after all, so no problem at all.

Old advice could still be good -- if it ever was good. Some old advice does not age well and so we throw it out. Stock market tips from 1980 won't do you much good today. Fashion statements from 1990 probably won't serve you well now. But some old advice holds up well. Take care of others. Tell the truth. Always do your best. Lots of old advice is still great advice. What's your best advice? -- doug smith

The Afterlife -- collage by douglas brent smith, 10 March 1984  

 Test Drive -- collage by douglas brent smith 10 March 1984

something's unclear and i fear it's true who live here? is it me or you? -- douglas brent smith from "One of One: 143 Poems"

  Good Interior Decorating -- collage by douglas brent smith, 10 March 1984

  From the Private Collection of Marvin Tudas -- collage by douglas brent smith, 4 December 1983

  Faster! Faster! -- collage by douglas brent smith, 11 December 1983

 Study for painting -- drawing by douglas brent smith Notes: I did actually paint this study, although it has been lost to the ages somehow, maybe in the fire in Louisville, maybe in one of my many moves. Too bad, it came out much better than this sketch. The window scene was different, featuring a VW beetle. The floor was black and yellow. It's an acquired taste but I really liked it. It was fairly large compared to my usual works, too -- probably 36 x 48 inches. 

  Truncated Legal Territory -- collage by douglas brent smith

  Communication in the Motion Age -- collage by douglas brent smith, 22 March 1984

  Top Hat Dimensions #3 -- sketch by douglas brent smith