Biography
Carl E. Smith
b. 1976, Laguna Beach, CA | USA
Lives and works in between Laguna Beach, California and Prague, Czech Republic.
Carl E. Smith is a designer and artist. He has worked professionally in the action sports industry since 1995. After positions as head art director and subsequently creative director at Electric Visual, Smith went on to launch his own design and fine art projects in 2010; CES/D and CES/C. CES Design continues Carl’s work in commercial design with global clients across industries. CES Contemporary joins forces with emerging international artists to propel them and their work through the contemporary art world and into the public eye. In both, Smith promotes an atmosphere in which creative individuals can feel nurtured to sync and collaborate towards common goals.
Smith also continues to create his own original fine art works, realized primarily as collages conveying the beauty, excitement, ruin and rebirth of iconic elements from our everyday lives. Using symbol, color and space, he creates explosive images that live between archetypal fantasy and truth.
Carl E. Smith was born and raised in the artist colony of Laguna Beach, California, and lived in Prague, Czech Republic from 1997 to 2004. He currently works and resides in both with his wife, Simona, and son, Sean.
Carl E. Smith Art Work – www.carlesmithart.com
CES Contemporary – www.cesfineart.com
Carl E. Smith Design – www.ces-design.com
Selected Shows:
SOLO
2010
- Fast Company | 210 AR4T Space | Laguna Beach, CA
- Fast Company | MIM Gallery | San Francisco, CA
2005
- New Works | Ghetto Gloss Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
2003
- Paintings / Collages / Drawings | Atelier 1 | Prague, CZ
GROUP
2011
- Slash | Ces/C | Laguna Beach, CA
- Use Me | Scion Installation LA | Culver City, CA
- Sub Kultura | Mystic Skate Cup / Druhy Patro | Prague, CZ
- Girls vs. Boys | 210 AR4T Space | Laguna Beach, CA
- Design For Humanity | (In association with AR4T) | Los Angeles, CA
- Futureland | 210 AR4T Space | Laguna Beach, CA
- Milk & Cookies | (In association with AR4T) | Irvine, CA
- Cinema 15 | 210 AR4T Space | Laguna Beach, CA
- Group Show | McLoughlin Gallery | San Francisco, CA
2010
- The Fine Line | Movember Charity Event – Traveling Show | Los Angeles / NYC / Toronto
- How Many Dreams In The Dark | Traveling Show. WA / OR / CA / NY, USA
- Sub Kultura | Mystic Skate Cup | Prague, CZ
- Stoked Sessions 2010 | The Brick Building. Culver City, CA
2002
- Opening show | Ghetto Gloss Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
- Start. Atelier 1 | Prague, CZ
- Volcom Show 2 | Tokyo, Japan
- Volcom Show 1 | 7 degrees | Laguna Beach, CA
- Sub Kultura | No. D | Prague, CZ *
- 8 | De.fakto – Atelier and Showroom. Prague, CZ *
- Opening show | De.fakto | Atelier and Showroom. Prague, CZ
2001
- Fragments 4 | Manes Gallery | Prague, CZ *
- Art Show | 555 Gallery | San Francisco, CA
2000
- Probable Painting | Manes Gallery | Prague, CZ
-Transglobe | Manes Gallery | Prague, CZ
* Event producer and curator