Steven B. Smith

Steven Smith’s subject matter follows in the tradition of the 1970s New Topographic artists. What differentiates Smith’s view of a recently suburbanized desert from his predecessors is the humor with which he captures the extravagant building in this arid place. In this image, from the aptly titled series “Irrational Exuberance,” fluorescent-colored coolers, like the red rocks, become part of the landscape, even creating their own waterfall.