Invisible Planet (GCCA, 2023 with Virginia Russo) investigates themes of identity, religion, oppression, and conformity. Smolin's archetypal characters (The Cowboy, The Prophet, The Revolutionary) interact with Russo's imagined world, The Planet, a place of beauty and refuge.
INVISIBLE PLANET
THE COWBOY
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2022
THE PROPHET
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2023
THE REVOLUTIONARY
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2023
The Cowboy’s Trophies (evidence of loss of life)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
28in x 12in x 42in
2023
The Cowboy’s Trophies (evidence of loss of life) (detail)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
28in x 12in x 42in
2023
The Revolutionary’s Father (No Hope 2024)
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2023
The Cowboy Rides
Mixed Media on Canvas
24in x 36in
2022
The Revolutionary’s Bargain (liberation through violence)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
18in x 18in x 45in
2023
The Revolutionary’s Bargain (liberation through violence) (detail)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
18in x 18in x 45in
2023
The Revolutionary as Judith (The Cowboy Beheaded)
Colored Pencil and Marker on Toned Paper
5in x 7in
2023
The Revolutionary Rises
Colored Pencil and Marker on Toned Paper
5in x 7in
2023
The Prophet as Forest Spirit
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2023
The Prophet’s Gate (another way to live)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
80in x 35in x6in
2023
The Prophet’s Gate (another way to live) (detail)
Found Objects with Industrial Foam and Aerosol Paint
80in x 35in x6in
2023
The Prophet as Elijah (Fed by Ravens)
Mixed Media on Canvas
5in x 7in
2023
The Prophet as Saint Anthony
Mixed Media on Canvas
24in x 48in
2023
The Prophet in the Baker’s Dream (Eaten by Ravens)
Colored Pencil and marker on toned paper
5in x 7in
2023
The Revolutionary’s Dream
Mixed Media on Canvas
30in x 40in
2023
The Revolutionary’s Mirror (self portrait)
Mixed Media on Canvas
24in x 36in
2022
King of the Cops, Emperor of the Informers, Leader of the Prison Wardens
Colored Pencil and marker on toned paper
5in x 7in
2023
The Cowboy’s Dream
Mixed Media on Canvas
24in x 48in
2023
The Cowboy Shoots the Moon
Colored Pencil and marker on toned paper
5in x 7in
2023
Conflict on the Planet (wars break out, people die, magic is lost)
Mixed Media on Canvas
22in x 28in
2023
The Cowboy Runs for Local Office (philosopher king)
Mixed Media on Canvas
36in x 48in
2023
The Cowboy as The Devil Devouring His Horse
Mixed Media on Canvas
22in x 28in
2023