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Smith's body of work primarily comprises portraits<ref>We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings, Zak Smith, Tin House Books, New York, New York</ref>, drawings<ref>Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348</ref>, and abstract art executed in acrylic and ink<ref>Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House</ref>. An enduring interest in comic books informs the artist's dynamic and obsessively detailed depictions of the people, objects, and stories that inhabit his world.<ref>Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls, “One Thousand Choices Per Minute,” Momin, Shamim, DAP</ref> Allied with punk and hardcore <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html</ref> culture and the DIY <ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> aesthetic associated with these movements, Smith draws on traditions of decorative art to produce visually complex, labor-intensive pictures characterized by intricate patterns and vivid coloration.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> These include repeated shapes (such as squares and lines) that are compressed to form 3D hints that form the picture.<ref>Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348</ref> Zak also contrasts colours in his work, often using black and white with clear differentiation within the scene.<ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref><ref>http://www.curbsidesplendor.com/blog/2015/6/20/we-did-an-interview-zak-smith-talks-art-writing-porn</ref>
Smith's body of work primarily comprises portraits<ref>We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings, Zak Smith, Tin House Books, New York, New York</ref>, drawings<ref>Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348</ref>, and abstract art executed in acrylic and ink<ref>Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House</ref>. An enduring interest in comic books informs the artist's dynamic and obsessively detailed depictions of the people, objects, and stories that inhabit his world.<ref>Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls, “One Thousand Choices Per Minute,” Momin, Shamim, DAP</ref> Allied with punk and hardcore <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html</ref> culture and the DIY <ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> aesthetic associated with these movements, Smith draws on traditions of decorative art to produce visually complex, labor-intensive pictures characterized by intricate patterns and vivid coloration.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> These include repeated shapes (such as squares and lines) that are compressed to form 3D hints that form the picture.<ref>Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348</ref> Zak also contrasts colours in his work, often using black and white with clear differentiation within the scene.<ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref><ref>http://www.curbsidesplendor.com/blog/2015/6/20/we-did-an-interview-zak-smith-talks-art-writing-porn</ref>
Smith is best known for his portraits of female subjects – with an emphasis on eroticism as well as the mundane aspects of his subjects' lives<ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref><ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> – and his page-by-page illustrations for Gravity's Rainbow. <ref>Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House</ref> The latter were featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art and are now in the collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref>
Smith is best known for his portraits of female subjects – with an emphasis on eroticism as well as the mundane aspects of his subjects' lives<ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref><ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref> – and his page-by-page illustrations for Gravity's Rainbow. <ref>Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House</ref> The latter were featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art and are now in the collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref><ref>https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/</ref>
Smith has begun donated sizeable portions of the profits from the sale of his work to activist causes such as Food Not Bombs and the West Memphis 3.<ref>https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2007/05/zak_smith_at_ka.html</ref>{4}
Smith has begun donated sizeable portions of the profits from the sale of his work to activist causes such as Food Not Bombs and the West Memphis 3.<ref>https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2007/05/zak_smith_at_ka.html</ref>
Other public collections containing Smith's work include the Museum of Modern Art<ref>https://www.moma.org/artists/28814</ref> and the Progressive Corporation.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref> Zak Smith is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York City.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/artists/zak-smith</ref>
Other public collections containing Smith's work include the Museum of Modern Art<ref>https://www.moma.org/artists/28814</ref> and the Progressive Corporation.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee</ref> Zak Smith is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York City.<ref>http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/artists/zak-smith</ref>


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This article is about the artist. For other people named Zachary Smith, see Zachary Smith (disambiguation).

Zak Smith
Zak Smith in 2005 [citation needed]
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationCooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Yale University

Zak Smith (born July 16, 1976), also known as Zak Sabbath, is an American artist.[1]

Early life and education

Smith was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Washington, D.C. After receiving a BFA from Cooper Union in 1998, he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine and went on to receive an MFA from Yale University in 2001.[2]

Career

Art

Smith's body of work primarily comprises portraits[3], drawings[4], and abstract art executed in acrylic and ink[5]. An enduring interest in comic books informs the artist's dynamic and obsessively detailed depictions of the people, objects, and stories that inhabit his world.[6] Allied with punk and hardcore [7] culture and the DIY [8] aesthetic associated with these movements, Smith draws on traditions of decorative art to produce visually complex, labor-intensive pictures characterized by intricate patterns and vivid coloration.[9][10] These include repeated shapes (such as squares and lines) that are compressed to form 3D hints that form the picture.[11] Zak also contrasts colours in his work, often using black and white with clear differentiation within the scene.[12][13] Smith is best known for his portraits of female subjects – with an emphasis on eroticism as well as the mundane aspects of his subjects' lives[14][15][16] – and his page-by-page illustrations for Gravity's Rainbow. [17] The latter were featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art and are now in the collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.[18][19] Smith has begun donated sizeable portions of the profits from the sale of his work to activist causes such as Food Not Bombs and the West Memphis 3.[20] Other public collections containing Smith's work include the Museum of Modern Art[21] and the Progressive Corporation.[22] Zak Smith is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York City.[23]

Books

Smith has published several books. The book Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls (Distributed Art Publishers, 2005) includes selected plates from the series' Girls in the Naked Girl Business, 100 Girls and 100 Octopuses, and One Picture for Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow, in addition to stand-alone pieces from the period 2000–2005.[24][25][26][27][28][29] In 2006, Tin House Books released a book of the entire set of Gravity's Rainbow images alone, with an introduction by author Steve Erickson.[30] We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings (Tin House Books, 2009)--Smith's first work to include writing—focuses on Smith's experiences working in adult film. [31][32]The non-fiction text is accompanied by over 100 paintings and drawings created during the same time.[33][34] Most recently, he is the author of Vornheim: The Complete City Kit, a guide to running games set in cities for the tabletop fantasy role-playing game Lamentations of the Flame Princess, which was published to critical acclaim, including a 2012 Indiecade independent game design award in, surprisingly for a book, the Technology category, due to its unusual design.[35] He has since followed this with additional RPG works, including A Red and Pleasant Land, winner in 2015 of two gold and two silver ENnies, and Maze of the Blue Medusa, winner in 2016 of one gold and two silver ENnies.[36]

Personal life

Smith lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York until October 2007, when he moved to Los Angeles. He was formerly in a long-term relationship with adult industry performer Mandy Morbid.[37] Smith describes himself as an anarchist.[38][39][40]

Due to allegations of abuse[41], Wizards of the Coast announced they would be removing all references to Smith from the print and digital editions of Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition (for which they had credited him as a consultant).[41] The online RPG storefront DriveThruRPG, owned by OneBookShelf, announced it would accept no new titles with Smith as a contributor, and would be donating its portion of any revenue generated from the sale of products by Smith already on the storefront to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.[41] Kenneth Hite, who worked with Smith on Demon City: The Ultimate Horror RPG, which was funded on Kickstarter, apologised to anyone affected and he said he was going to donate any money he made from it to Connections for Abused Women and their Children.[41] Smith has been banned from attending Gen Con.[41] Smith released a statement denying the accusations.[41]

Bibliography

Art

  • Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls (New York, NY: Distributed Art Publishers, 2005). ISBN 978-1-933045-22-1
  • Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow (Graphic Representation oNovel/Illustration). (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2006). ISBN 0-9773127-9-8
  • We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings. (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2009). ISBN 978-0-9802436-8-0
  • The Worst Breakfast (illustrator, with writer China Miéville, Akashic Books, 2016). ISBN 978-1-6177548-6-9

RPGs

Awards

2011:

2012:

  • IndieCade Award for "Best Technology of the Year" for Vornheim: The Complete City Kit[44]

2014:

2015:

  • A Red and Pleasant Land
    • ENnie Awards:[47][48]
      • Silver Award for "Best Adventure"
      • Silver Award for "Product of the Year"
      • Gold Award for "Best Setting"
      • Gold Award for "Best Writing"

2016:

  • Maze of the Blue Medusa
    • ENnie Awards:[49]
      • Nomination for "Best Adventure"
      • Nomination for "Product of the Year"
      • Silver Award for "Best Cartography"
      • Silver Award for "Best Writing"
      • Gold Award for "Best Electronic Book"

2018

  • Frostbitten & Mutilated
    • ENnie Awards:[50]
      • Silver Award for "Best Art - Interior"
      • Silver Award for "Best Setting"
      • Silver Award for "Best Writing"
      • Gold Award for "Best Monster/Adversary"

References

  1. ^ Nina Karaicic (April 6, 2016) "Biography of Zak Smith" Widewalls. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Nina Karaicic (April 6, 2016) "Biography of Zak Smith" Widewalls. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. ^ We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings, Zak Smith, Tin House Books, New York, New York
  4. ^ Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348
  5. ^ Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House
  6. ^ Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls, “One Thousand Choices Per Minute,” Momin, Shamim, DAP
  7. ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html
  8. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  9. ^ http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee
  10. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  11. ^ Vitamin D: New Perspectives on Drawing, Martha Schwendener, Phaidon Press (with Illustrations), pg.009, 010, 302-305, 348
  12. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  13. ^ http://www.curbsidesplendor.com/blog/2015/6/20/we-did-an-interview-zak-smith-talks-art-writing-porn
  14. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  15. ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html
  16. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  17. ^ Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House
  18. ^ http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee
  19. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  20. ^ https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2007/05/zak_smith_at_ka.html
  21. ^ https://www.moma.org/artists/28814
  22. ^ http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/attachment/en/53a05fa7a9aa2c6344d555cd/TextTwoColumnsWithFile/54c2b42c88aa2c884f57acee
  23. ^ http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/artists/zak-smith
  24. ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-moment-of-friday-artist-zak-smith-metal-band-celtic-frost-20140703-column.html
  25. ^ https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/zak_smith.htm
  26. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zak-smith-porn-artist_b_3129004
  27. ^ https://honeysucklemag.com/zak-smith-zak-sabbath-art/
  28. ^ Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House
  29. ^ Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls, “One Thousand Choices Per Minute,” Momin, Shamim, DAP
  30. ^ Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page, Zak Smith, Steve Erickson, Tin House
  31. ^ We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings, Zak Smith, Tin House Books, New York, New York
  32. ^ https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/zak_smith.htm
  33. ^ We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings, Zak Smith, Tin House Books, New York, New York
  34. ^ https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/zak_smith.htm
  35. ^ https://turnstylenews.com/2012/10/05/indiecades-red-carpet-awards-full-of-surprises/
  36. ^ http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2018-nominations/
  37. ^ Kimberly Kane (October 16, 2012). "Zak Loves Mandy". VICE. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  38. ^ Emilie Trice (October 15, 2007). "Anarchy in the U.K." artnet.de. Retrieved January 5, 2015. This month, the 31-year-old artist, anarchist and porn star has a solo show at Fred in London.
  39. ^ Zing Tsjeng (July 28, 2014). "Stoya selects Zak Smith". Dazed Digital. Retrieved January 5, 2015. The self-described anarchist landed his monumental page-for-page artistic interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow in the Whitney Biennal at 28, then landed his first adult film role in Barbed Wire Kiss.
  40. ^ Hellings, David Paul (September 13, 2015). "An Interview with Zak S". SFF World. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  41. ^ a b c d e f Hall, Charlie (February 20, 2019). "Dungeons & Dragons publisher scrubs contributor from handbook amid abuse allegations". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  42. ^ "2011 Noms and Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ Lucard, Alex (December 26, 2011). "Diehard GameFAN's 2011 Tabletop Gaming Awards". Diehard GameFan. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019. With Vornheim you are really getting two products in one: a dark urban fantasy setting where the skin on snakes used as books and a simple but effective city generation system. When you combine the two, you end up with a book that transcends game editions and provides a memorable backdrop for any gaming session. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  44. ^ "IndieCade 2012 Indie Game Award Winners - The Complete List". Indie Game Review. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  45. ^ "Best Production, 2014". The Indie RPG Awards. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  46. ^ Sex and Love Editor (December 3, 2013). "2014 AVN Award Nominees (NSFW)". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  47. ^ "2015 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  48. ^ Helton, Christopher (August 1, 2015). "Bleeding Gen Con: Two Of The Best Four Days In Gaming". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. The shocker of the awards was Zak Smith's A Red & Pleasant Land, published by Finnish small press publisher Lamentations of the Flame Princess, winning 2 gold and 2 silver ENnies, including Best Writing and Best Setting. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  49. ^ "2016 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  50. ^ "2018 ENnie Noms and Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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