2015 - 2017 | crash — RACHEL WOLFSON SMITH studio

Crash 2015 - 2017

Crash is a collection of large scale graphite drawings created within a transitional time. They combine muses, from films to Renaissance paintings, with the artist’s connection to motion through driving and riding. The drawings are explorations in how to navigate liminal periods, and each reflects the energy of shifting from what is safe to what you love.

2015 & 2016

Cruel Summer. 2016, graphite on paper, 62 x 62 inches

Cruel Summer. 2016, graphite on paper, 62 x 62 inches

Uccellos (triptych). 2016, graphite on paper, 24 x 4 feet

Uccellos (triptych). 2016, graphite on paper, 24 x 4 feet

Uccello II . 2016, graphite on paper, 48 x 96 inches

Uccello II. 2016, graphite on paper, 48 x 96 inches

Newton’s Law. 2016, graphite and gold leaf on paper, 84 x 56 inches

Newton’s Law. 2016, graphite and gold leaf on paper, 84 x 56 inches

Crows. 2016, graphite on paper, 36 x 54 inches

Crows. 2016, graphite on paper, 36 x 54 inches

Cowabunga. 2016, graphite on paper, 36 x 54 inches

Cowabunga. 2016, graphite on paper, 36 x 54 inches

Bound to Earth. 2016, graphite on paper, 56 x 96 inches

Bound to Earth. 2016, graphite on paper, 56 x 96 inches

Monsters. 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters. 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

Monsters (detail). 2016, graphite on paper, 10 x 21 feet

2017

The Wolves. 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves. 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

The Wolves (detail). 2017, graphite on paper and vintage wrapping paper, 54 x 54 inches

Boys. 2017, graphite and gold-leaf on handmade paper, 15 x 15 inches

Boys. 2017, graphite and gold-leaf on handmade paper, 15 x 15 inches

Bent. 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

Bent. 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

Bent (detail). 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

Bent (detail). 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

The Crossing. 2017, oil and pigment on linen, 8 x 11 inches

The Crossing. 2017, oil and pigment on linen, 8 x 11 inches

Bent (detail). 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

Bent (detail). 2017, graphite on paper, 36 x 96 inches

Sirens. 2017, oil on panel, 6 x 6 inches

Sirens. 2017, oil on panel, 6 x 6 inches

Of Russian Novels. 2017, graphite, pigment and gouache on panel, 11 x 9 inches

Of Russian Novels. 2017, graphite, pigment and gouache on panel, 11 x 9 inches

Tail Lights. 2017, oil, graphite, and enamel on panel, 6 x 6 inches

Tail Lights. 2017, oil, graphite, and enamel on panel, 6 x 6 inches

I Take This Way Home Every Day. 2017, graphite on paper, 56 x 48 inches

I Take This Way Home Every Day. 2017, graphite on paper, 56 x 48 inches

Women Who Ride. 2017, mural, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX, 8 x 24 feet

Women Who Ride. 2017, mural, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX, 8 x 24 feet

Headlights. 2017, graphite on panel, 6 x 6 inches

Headlights. 2017, graphite on panel, 6 x 6 inches