Harry Smith Artwork and Animations
A trail-blazer in the American Avant-Garde film movement, Portland-based Harry Smith (1923-1991) preferred to label himself a painter, yet he his widely known for his wild-minded experimental films.
At a young age, Smith grew fascinated with unorthodox spirituality and occultism, a certain influence and inspiration in his work— colorful; mystical; dada; cosmic; prophetic; alchemic — Harry Smith’s art: heavy symbolism. It cannot be described in many other ways. Read m0re 0n Harry Smith here.
No. 5: Circular Tensions, Homage to Oskar Fischinger (1950) | No. 7: Color Study (1952)
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Alchemical Transformations: The Abstract Films of Harry Smith
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Great stuff. How did you find out about Harry? Is he one of your favorites? It’s so strange, I can’t imagine this work coming out of the 50s. It seemed a little ahead of it’s time. What do I know though…
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