DONALD SMITH
Untitled
These two fascinating portraits are from a series by the artist taken
in the same place where the sitter is side-lit by a simple angle-poise
lamp. His subjects are sometimes known and sometimes unknown to him and
are chosen at random, depending on whom he meets when he wants to make
a photograph. The passengers view of the photograph reflects the artists
wishes that the unknown creates a sense of democracy.
Photographs 2000
Metropolitan
This Artist Book is placed on the rear shelf of
the taxi. It is a photographic project recording encounters with people
and architecture in London. On one side of the page is a portrait (see
'Untitled' above) and on the other is a 'flat iron' style building. These
structures, which narrow at the junction of two roads have been built
to accommodate the ancient and complex layout of london, and have become
an architectural type. These two series document the artists accumulated
visual impressions of a city.
Artist book 2000
Drive-By Random Inner-City Material
Colour Space Phenomenon
An inexplicable pile of urban colour and
artificial wood somewhere in the capital. Like the city itself; illogical,
superficial, formless, haphazard
Enamel/laquer on IKEA laminate
2001
Inside the Black Cube
A secret invitation to view a monochrome
painting jammed into the back of the cab
Unlimited Edition
Text on business card 2001
You are invited to take it or leave it