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MFA Thesis Exhibition: "Not-Yet"

Gallery View I
Gallery View I

Gallery View II
Gallery View II

Gallery View III
Gallery View III

Gallery View IV
Gallery View IV

Not-Yet Monument
Not-Yet Monument
scrap wood, paint, image transfer, and intaglio prints 4'x8'
Gallery View V
Gallery View V

Not-Yet Elegies (bookwork)
Not-Yet Elegies (bookwork)
Varied edition of 7 artist's books, displayed on three concrete-block plinths Hand-set and photopolymer letterpress printing, etching, on Japanese and rag papers. 10"x9"
Not-Yet Elegies, interior view
Not-Yet Elegies, interior view

Not-Yet Elegies, detail of one book
Not-Yet Elegies, detail of one book

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail
photo-copy transfer on wood
Not-Yet Monument
Not-Yet Monument
scrap wood, image transfer, and intaglio prints 4'x8'
Not-Yet Elegies II ("Connection" series)
Not-Yet Elegies II ("Connection" series)
silverpoint drawings on panel
Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Detail
Detail

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Detail
Detail

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Detail
Detail

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Detail
Detail

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Detail
Detail

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Not-Yet Elegies II
Not-Yet Elegies II

Breathing Apparatus
Breathing Apparatus
silverpoint drawing on paper 22"x30" each panel 2011
Breathing Apparatus, installation view
Breathing Apparatus, installation view

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail
IMG_4663.jpg 2012-03-29
Not-Yet Monument, detail
Not-Yet Monument, detail

Spring MFA 2011

Breathing Apparatus I
Breathing Apparatus I
22"x30" Silverpoint drawing on paper 2010
Breathing Apparatus II
Breathing Apparatus II
22"x30" Silverpoint drawing on paper 2011
Detail I
Detail I

Detail II
Detail II

Pandora (maybe)
Pandora (maybe)
intaglio prints, handset letterpress, rag and Japanese papers, and vellum closed box: 7.5"x6"x5" plinth: 13"x13"x36" 2011
Pandora (maybe) Detail
Pandora (maybe) Detail

Unfurled View I
Unfurled View I

Unfurled View II
Unfurled View II

Detail
Detail

Detail
Detail

Detail
Detail

Wall Installation
Wall Installation
intaglio prints; collage on MDF, plywood, and Plexiglass; silverpoint drawings on panel; carved wall; un-tinted eggshell paint base; Japanese paper frottage; hand-set letterpress on rag and Japanese papers; digital printing on vellum approx. 20'x10' (total wall)
Installation, View II
Installation, View II

Installation Detail
Installation Detail

Installation Detail
Installation Detail

Detail
Detail

Detail
Detail

Detail
Detail

Summer/Fall MFA 2010

Metro I & II
Metro I & II
Intaglio mounted on panel 7"x7" summer 2010
Metro III & IV
Metro III & IV
Intaglio mounted on panel 7"x7" summer 2010
Untitled
Untitled
Photo-intaglio and line-etch 7"x10" summer 2010 *Accepted to juried catalogue for group show titled "7x10"
Untitled
Untitled
Photo-intaglio and line etch 10"x10" 2010
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Untitled
Photo-intaglio and line etch 6"x12" 2010
Untitled
Untitled
Photo-intaglio and line etch 2010

Spring MFA 2010

Installation View
Installation View

Untitled 1
Untitled 1
35"x35" drypoint and photo-digital etching 2010
Detail 1
Detail 1

Untitled 2
Untitled 2
35"x35" drypoint on gampi paper 2010
Detail 2
Detail 2

Untitled 3
Untitled 3
35"x35" drypoint and photo-digital etching 2010
Detail 3
Detail 3

Untitled (Fragment 1)
Untitled (Fragment 1)
15"x15" drypoint and photo-digital etching 2010
Detail 6
Detail 6

Untitled (Fragment 2)
Untitled (Fragment 2)
20"x15" drypoint and photo-digital etching 2010
Untitled 4
Untitled 4
36"x24" photo-digital etching 2010
Detail 4
Detail 4

Detail 5
Detail 5

Untitled
Untitled
22"x30" silverpoint drawing 2010
Detail
Detail

Untitled
Untitled
22"x30" silverpoint drawing 2010
Detail
Detail

Untitled
Untitled
22"x30" silverpoint drawing 2010
Detail
Detail

Fall MFA 2009

Our World/Their World I
Our World/Their World I
15"x22" sheet size, 6"x4.25" plates
etching/aquatint
2009
Detail I
Detail I

Detail II
Detail II

Detail III
Detail III

Our World/Their World II (A Nestful of Still Embarrased Suns)
Our World/Their World II (A Nestful of Still Embarrased Suns)
15"x22"
etching/aquatint
2009
Detail I
Detail I

Detail II
Detail II

Our World/Their World III
Our World/Their World III
15"x22"
etching/aquatint
2009
Detail
Detail

Our World/Their World IV
Our World/Their World IV
22"x26"
etching/aquatint
2009
"Pessimism of the Intellect; Optimism of the Will"
"Pessimism of the Intellect; Optimism of the Will"
15"x22" sheet, 6"x4.25" plates
photo-etch with hand-etch and letterpress
2009
Detail I
Detail I

Detail II
Detail II

Detail III
Detail III

Untitled (Ship I)
Untitled (Ship I)
30"x22"
Silverpoint
2009
Untitled (Ship II)
Untitled (Ship II)
30"x22"
Silverpoint
2009
Untitled (Ship III)-Panel I
Untitled (Ship III)-Panel I
15"x22"
Silverpoint
2009
Untitled (Ship III)-Panel II
Untitled (Ship III)-Panel II
15"x22"
Silverpoint
2009

'house' series

















































Roof Series

Roof Series I
Roof Series I
10"x10"
woodcut
2007
Roof Series II
Roof Series II
9"x12"
woodcut
2007
Roof Series IV
Roof Series IV
9"x12"
woodcut
2007
Roof Series VII
Roof Series VII
10"x10"
woodcut
2007
Roof Series III
Roof Series III
6"x8"
mezzotint
2007
Roof Series VI
Roof Series VI
8"x6"
mezzotint
2007
Roof Series V
Roof Series V
7.5"x4.5"
mezzotint
2007

Pipes

Pipe Series I
Pipe Series I
4"x5.5"
etching
2007
Pipe Series II
Pipe Series II
5"x5.5"
etching
2007
Pipes
Pipes
30"x22" sheet size
etching
2007
Detail 1
Detail 1

Detail 2
Detail 2

Detail 3
Detail 3

Detail 4
Detail 4

Detail 5
Detail 5

Detail 6
Detail 6

Pipe Book (cover)
Pipe Book (cover)
6"x8"
double-sided book
Book detail
Book detail

Book detail
Book detail
0073.jpg 2008-11-14

Silhouettes

Silhouette I
Silhouette I
6"x8.5"
etching
2008
Silhouette II
Silhouette II
6"x8"
etching
2008
Silhouette III
Silhouette III
8.5" x 6.75"
etching
2008

Boiler Room Series

Boiler Room 1
Boiler Room 1
6"x7.25"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 2
Boiler Room 2
6.5"x7"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 3
Boiler Room 3
6"x6"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 4
Boiler Room 4
6.75"x5"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 5
Boiler Room 5
5"x7.5"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 6
Boiler Room 6
6"x6"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 7
Boiler Room 7
3.75"x5.5"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 8
Boiler Room 8
4"x6"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 9
Boiler Room 9
6"x6"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 10
Boiler Room 10
Sheet Size 22"x15"
aquatint
2008
Boiler Room 11
Boiler Room 11

Light Series

Light I
Light I
8"x5.5"
etching
2007
Light II
Light II
sheet size 32"x10"
etching
2007
Light II detail
Light II detail

Light II detail
Light II detail

Light III
Light III
7.5"x7.5"
etching
2007
Light IV
Light IV
8"x8"
aquatint
2008
Light V
Light V
6"x4"
etching
2008
Light VI
Light VI
8"x8"
Aquatint
2009
Light VII
Light VII
Aquatint
2009
Cafe Portrait
Cafe Portrait
Aquatint
2009
Tiles
Tiles
Aquatint
2009

Borders

New Works 016.jpg
New Works 016.jpg
New Works 016.jpg 2008-01-05
New Works 022.jpg
New Works 022.jpg
New Works 022.jpg 2008-01-05
New Works 023.jpg
New Works 023.jpg
New Works 023.jpg 2008-01-05

Anatomy of the Mind

Anatomy of the Mind I
Anatomy of the Mind I
14"x16"
photo etching w. hand-etch overlay
2009
Anatomy I detail
Anatomy I detail
The Fertile Mind
9.5"x6"
Anatomy I detail
Anatomy I detail
The Overactive Mind
9.5"x6"
Anatomy of the Mind II
Anatomy of the Mind II
16.25"x24.5"
photo-etching w. hand-etch overlay
2009
Anatomy II detail
Anatomy II detail
L: The Slipping Mind, R: Systems
9.5"x6"

Anatomy II detail
Anatomy II detail
Bifurcation
9.5"x6"
Anatomy of the Mind III
Anatomy of the Mind III
30"x22"
photo etching w. hand-etch overlay
2009
Anatomy III detail
Anatomy III detail
L: On the Mind, R: Scatterbrained
9.5"x6"
Anatomy III detail
Anatomy III detail
L: The Serene Mind, R: In A Fog
9.5"x6"

Some Drawings

Pipe Drawing
Pipe Drawing
10"x8"
graphite
2009
Massive Minority (voice)
Massive Minority (voice)
22"x30"
pen
2009
Detail I
Detail I

Detail II
Detail II

Illustration I
Illustration I
8"x10"
pen and ink
2008
Illustration II
Illustration II
10"x8"
ink
2008
Illustration III
Illustration III
8"x10"
brush and ink
2008

Links to Representing Galleries

13Forest Gallery
Bowersock Gallery

Information

CV 2012

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CV 2012

Text for "Pandora (maybe)"

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Text for "Pandora (maybe)"

Text for Not-Yet Elegies

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Text for "Not-Yet Elegies"

Thesis Statement

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Thesis Statement

Artist's Statement


I engage the poetic to eulogize and lament, redeem and celebrate.


My work pays homage to a tenuous existence. An inundation of dire scientific statistics and news reports elicits in me a contemporary sense of the Sublime--awe, impotence, and alienation in the face of human systems functioning beyond individual control.


I turn to the urban landscape, seeking intimate visual connection. The crumbling edges of the city offer metonyms, glimpses tracing an awareness of global entropy that exists at the periphery of knowing.


Corroding copper matrices in intaglio print; transferring images that wear away in the process; drawing ephemerally with silverpoint; gathering remnants; and recruiting book arts methodologies, I produce assemblage. I seek environmental literacy in constructions wherein the human-made reflects existentially back upon itself.

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Erin C. Smith Artist Statement

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