Kim Smith - Collage

My collages are meant to be intimate and thought provoking.  They should evoke a peaceful, quiet and simultaneously compelling response from viewers.  One often finds a humorous or unexpected element within the frame. 

I use art as a form of relaxation and often spend days exploring galleries and museums.  The artwork can have an overwhelming impact and strike me with a breath-stopping raw energy that makes me want to produce my own work.  Having the time and space to feed this desire is enriching. 

I was born in

Seattle, Washington in 1961 and spent 10 years of my childhood in

Germany.  Armed with degrees in Design, Economics, and an MBA, doesn't it seem fitting that I try my hand as an artist?  After a decade of studying art vicariously through friends, observing and contemplating, I plunged into my own creativity. 

As a result of living in and traveling extensively throughout

Europe, I am greatly influenced by the Dada, Bauhaus, and Wiener Werkstätte movements, as well as Russian Constructivism.  I like working with old material - pieces of paper from everyday life such as photographs, letters, and book pages.  I find pleasure in gathering old things to savor for later use. 

Kim Smith is represented by Room for Painting Room for Paper at 49 Geary in San Francisco.  415-722-0977

Calendar

Hayes St. Holiday Show - Nov. 28 - Dec. 24, 2008 580 Hayes St. San Francisco

New York - Jan. 25-29, 2009 At Home, Pier 94 Booth 51011

Room for Painting Room for Paper - Feb. 11 - Mar. 14, 2009 49 Geary San Francisco

Open Studio - May 2-3, 2009  Hunters Point Shipyard, Bldg. 110 Studio 209A