
PHOTO BY MATTHEW KADI
Punk Surrealist, illustrator, and prolific collage artist.
Announcing Winston Smith Solo Exhibition: “I Saw but I Did Not See”
New Works and Classic Pieces presented by Studio Fallout, North Beach
Friday, June 6th at 7:30pm San Francisco, CA: Studio Fallout announced the first San Francisco solo exhibition by Winston Smith since 2023. Fueled by the turn in current events, Winston has been cutting and pasting day and night to create an all-new set of originals, supplemented by provocative and prophetic works from the past. To take the edge off, he is also including pieces that are more playful and reflective. From Renaissance to Dada, this exhibition promises a journey of the psyche, from the nightmare of oppression to the Surrealist dreamscape of the imagination.
“I’m looking forward to debuting this exhibition” says Winston Smith, Creative Director at Studio Fallout. “We’ll be showcasing new originals as well as some of my favorite classic compositions from the past, complimented by some whimsical, thought-provoking pieces to soften the blow. Hope you can make the scene!”
What’s Winston doing now?
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“Perhaps the most vibrant collage maestro since Max Ernst and single-handedly responsible for an entire generation’s graphic style, Winston continues to stomp the upturned face of The Man, endlessly. ~ Frank Kozik
“Following that time-tested tradition of montage, collage and random image appropriation, Winston Smith takes this medium one step further than his precursors, Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp.” ~ Robert Williams
"Winston Smith's collage art is a cutting socio-political commentary on the late 20th Century. Irreverent in style, each unique piece is bursting with color and kinetic ideas." ~ H.R. Giger
Winston Smith with the iconic ‘Idol’ (photo by Kevin Scanlon)
“What always struck me about Winston’s work is his ability to make a profound comment purely by reshuffling found images in a way that is both humorous and pointed. Winston’s recent work is more beautiful than ever making his visual puns that are harsh indictments of the American Dream as an ideal even more jarring.” – Shepard Fairey
Photo by Michael Tullberg (Getty Images)
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