Description: This is a unique art piece by Phil Demise Smith titled "There Are Two Suckers Born Every Minute." It is a one-of-a-kind art marker drawing on paper that measures 16 inches by 20 inches when matted. The artwork features a figure in a child-like expressionist style. The artist signed the piece as "Demise." It was handcrafted and produced in the United States in 1989. PHIL DEMISE SMITH: Is a poet, musician, artist, and teacher. He was editor /publisher of Gegenschein Press (1971-1987) and the owner/producer of NYC performance loft- The Gegenschein Vaudeville Placenter from 1976-1978. He’s published in numerous small press magazines with a Chapbook What I Don’t Know For Sure (Burning Deck) and Periods, selected writings 1972-1987 (Gegenschein) and “The History of Pre-Diction, with Gérard Sendrey (Gegenschein 2011). He’s had poetry readings in the U.S. and Europe and has written/ performed his own songs with many bands most recently with AnDna producing the recent vinyl album Growing in the Dark. He’s had numerous one person and group art shows in the U.S. / Europe including The Musée Création Franche in Bégles, France. His paintings are in museums and private collections. His art is a primitive expressionism inspired by Kenneth Patchin, European Expressionists, Abstract Expressionists, Fauves, Dada, CoBrA, Dubuffet, Art Brut, Outsider Art and children's art.
Price: 85 USD
Location: Jackson Heights, New York
End Time: 2025-02-08T21:49:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Artist: Phil Demise Smith
Signed By: Demise
Size: 16 in x 20 in matted
Signed: Yes
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Title: There Are Two Suckers Born Every Minute
Material: Paper
Framing: Matted
Subject: Figure
Type: Drawing
Year of Production: 1989
Item Height: 20 in matted
Theme: Art
Style: neo neo expresionism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Drawing with Art Marker
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 16 in matted
Time Period Produced: 1980-1989