Be sure to grab this months issue of the Nashville Arts Magazine featuring Nashville's very own, Donny Smutz!

 In honor of the fabulous couture exhibit at the Frist, Nashville Arts Magazine decided to have their very own fashion show. Contacting three of Nashville's brightest young artists, Emily Leonard, John Jackson, and surrealist, Donny Smutz--Nashville Arts Magazine took them shopping and threw them in front of the cameras.

 Check out what they pulled off in June's issue of the Nashville Arts Magazine here!

Ever wondered what going through Donny's head when he's in the studio creating his next masterpiece? Sure you have, and so did Fujah Magazine, who interviewed America's rising surrealist, Donny Smutz!

Check out Donny Smutz' latest interview here!

Dream on.

Donny Smutz has joined Society6!

Society6 is a platform for the world's artists and creatives to promote their work and connect with unique opportunities. This unique website is where artists promote each others' work, and collaborate with brands to create and sell collectible products.

Be sure to swing by Donny's online studio http://www.society6.com/studio/donnysmutz/Gov

This is just one more way to follow Donny Smutz and his artwork!

Donny Smutz has joined Society6!

Society6 is a platform for the world's artists and creatives to promote their work and connect with unique opportunities. This unique website is where artists promote each others' work, and collaborate with brands to create and sell collectible products.

Be sure to swing by Donny's online studio http://www.society6.com/studio/donnysmutz/Gov

This is just one more way to follow Donny Smutz and his artwork!

Donny Smutz has joined Society6!

Society6 is a platform for the world's artists and creatives to promote their work and connect with unique opportunities. This unique website is where artists promote each others' work, and collaborate with brands to create and sell collectible products.

Be sure to swing by Donny's online studio http://www.society6.com/studio/donnysmutz/Gov

This is just one more way to follow Donny Smutz and his artwork!

Visual artist, Donny Matthew Smutz, has officially opened an online store through Zazzle.

All your fovorite paintings by Donny came be found on shirts, posters, prints, buttons, magnets, mugs, and even shoes!

You can also find out what Donny Smutz is up to on Twitter! 

If you don't follow Donny on Twitter, then Facebook is the next stop to find out what Donny is creating next!

Thanks for stopping in! Exciting projects and opportunities with Donny are on the horizon, don't miss out!

-DonnySmutz.com

Smutz hopes his paintings provoke thought

— WILL AYERS, THE TENNESSEAN

June 2009, Nashville, TN 

Considered by many to be most well attended openings a Nashville gallery has witnessed. This last Saturday, June 6th, at Tinney Contemporary was the place to be seen and to see the much debated, ".gov" (pick up this weeks issue of the Scene to view the piece or check out, http://www.artofobama.com/2009/06/04/gov/, for details of painting).

The crowd was in full force and throughout most of the night, every corner of the room was spoken for. 

Between the rise in temperature of the room from the crowd to the rise in questions and remarks about ".gov", it was an astonishing night to remember. It was great to see so many recognizable faces but I was taken back by how many new and excited people made their way to the opening. Thank you so much for the support, interest, comments and questions.  I even want to thank the few protesters that stood just across the street!

I am truly honored to be a part of the Nashville art scene and community. I will continue to create and bring a new level of energy, awareness, quality, and relevance to the vibrant art scene that is unfolding here in Nashville.

Thank you.

I am currently working diligently towards my Nashville solo show at Tinney Contemporary on Saturday, June 6th.

I am excited and thrilled for this opportunity but a bit nervous about all my friends, fans, and family who will be attending. My only hope is that I have enough pieces for everyone to take in and enjoy without sacrificing quality. Expectations that I put on myself, when it comes to my work, will only be met if my audience appetite for the unusual, originality, quality, and unparalleled uniqueness is met.

Earlier this year I was working on a commissioned job that involved two, five foot by nine foot, paintings. I finished them both in February. Those two pieces were a success and I was very proud to release them to the owner. They will be posted soon in my gallery pages.

As soon as I was finished with the two monster pieces, I started plotting out my new works for my June opening. As of today I have a handful of works completed and still more to come. There is nothing worse then going to an art show and having so much work crammed in one room that each piece is lost in all the mess of colors and textures. Unfair to the piece and the viewer. 

As of today, I feel like I have so many ideas but not enough time left to get anything done. I assume that's with any project, big or small, though.

I am ecstatic for this show and I do hope you make it out for the event!

Again, it will be on Saturday, June 6th 6-9pm, (Art Crawl weekend) at Tinney Contemporary, 237 5th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37219. 

Bring your friends, family, and a camera. I'd to shake some hands, hugs some bodies, and take some pics!

See you in June!

-donny

I have on my plate at this time a major art show in June of 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee.

My quest is to pull off the greatest visual experience known to man since God created the heavens and earth. I have 3 solid months of long hours in the studio to accomplish this feat. God took 6 days and one day to sit back in his God throne, sip his God martini, and realize it was all good. 

I have more days but less brains.

My goals are clear: Create paintings that send a message, relate to people, and don't scare children. Time, of course, is the enemy. Like many other artist, I have to get into the "mood", "zone", "groove", or "happy place", like some artist call it.

Finding the right music is key for me. The likes of Radiohead (Thom, if your reading this, I would love to create your next album cover. Stanley Donwood, a.k.a. Dan Rickwood, is fine and all but lets expand our minds and our checkbooks, eh?), Scottish alt band Travis or even David Gray would suffice. Pretty much any music that's not American Pop. Good music always conjures up unique moods and imagery I otherwise would have to find at mental hospitals or bingo halls.

Having the right subject matter is important but not imperative. I have found that starting in on a piece with no plan, much like a relationship, seems to work much better for me. If I start with this off-the-wall idea of what I want and think I need, it always takes a different turn, good or bad. No expectations, no stress.

And my last key ingredient for a successful piece is: Uniqueness. I know, it's a bland entry but it is the most important to me. If I have something floating in my head and I want to put it on canvas, it has to be an unique enough idea to be mine. How many landscape scenes with mountains, "happy little trees" (props to Bob Ross), a river, and a lonely cabin can one more person endure? If you want to stand out be unique, genuine, and a bit controversial.

This is a tall order for me but I will hopefully pull it off for the June show in Nashville at Tinney Contemporary.

Otherwise, I'll be the guy at the end of the bar on my own little throne sipping on a martini realizing it wasn't all that good.

See you in June.

-Donny