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Zak Smith

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About Me

Hi, I'm Zak Smith. The artist. I make pictures for a living. If you're looking for me or my art, well, here I am.To see my stuff or find onu things about me, go here .(If you have my e-mail address, please use it instead of sending messages on here--it keeps things simpler for me.)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I sure as hell DON'T want to meet anyone dumb enough to friend-request me without first explaining who they are and why they want to be my friend.

Books:

Gravity's Rainbow

My Blog

NEW ART SITE

Greetings from sunny Los Angeles.  I am posting this to let everyone know i have a new website where i post new work EVERY SINGLE DAY.  This includes the porn drawings and anything else i fe...
Posted by Zak Smith on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:51:00 PST

Nicholas DiGenova Book Review

DY: 005 Nicholas DiGenova I just got my copy of Nicholas DiGenova's new monograph in the mail.  It is a fine thing--about 6 inches square, and somehow still so much more satisfying than 90% of th...
Posted by Zak Smith on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:48:00 PST

Zak Smith uses acrylic paint paper technical details brushes acrylic painting paint technique

Zak Smith uses paint paper technical details brushes acrylic painting acrylic paint technique pens(or "It's Called Paint and It Comes In Little Tubes")This blog entry consists entirely of technical de...
Posted by Zak Smith on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:23:00 PST

Interview (Note To Self: Keep Bible In Pool Of Blood)

Here's a long interview I did a few months ago. I've posted it below, underneath a short paragraph explaining where it came from. As you may or may not be aware, Artnet recently posted a feature by Em...
Posted by Zak Smith on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:48:00 PST

London Show Right Now

Tonight 6:30 to whenever"If You Want Something Done Left, Do It Yourself"Zak Smith's Solo Show in  London is opening and there's an opening partyat Fred Gallery45 Vyner street that's in the east ...
Posted by Zak Smith on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:22:00 PST

Admit You have A Problem

My name is Zak, and I am a Social Distortion-aholic.Hi ZakHi everybody...ummm...yeah. I'd been kind of ok for a while, I was travelling a lot and not near my own music collection. I mean, we can only...
Posted by Zak Smith on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:01:00 PST

New Zak Art Update

Hi,   Firstif you've written to me personally lately and I've given you a really short or curt answer, I apologize, I have honestly been very busy lately.  I'll become more friendly and tal...
Posted by Zak Smith on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:48:00 PST

2 Things

Whoa hold up. Penguin Books has demanded that we change the title of my new book to 'Pictures Showing What Happens On Each Page Of Thomas Pynchon's Novel, "Gravity's Rainbow" So if you look for it in ...
Posted by Zak Smith on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:13:00 PST

Zak's New Book--GR Pics

Hey, So my new book, with all the Gravity's Rainbow pictures is out.  Introduction by Steve Erickson.  How much? $36ish bucks in stores $26ish on Amazon PLUS, Amzon has a...
Posted by Zak Smith on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:23:00 PST

Zak In LA

Zak In LA I'll be in LA signing books to celebrate the release of my new book  Gravity's Rainbow Illustrated at Book Soup On Sunset Strip at 5 pm on saturday december 2nd along with this oth...
Posted by Zak Smith on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:30:00 PST