Melanie smith artist biography

British artist

For other people named Melanie Smith, see Melanie Smith (disambiguation).

Melanie Smith
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Born	1965 (age 59–60) Poole, England

Melanie Smith (born 1965) is a British artist based in Mexico City.

Biography

Melanie Smith was born in 1965 in Poole, England.^[1] She studied painting at the University of Reading.^[2] Since 1989, she has lived and worked in Mexico City.^[2]

Works

Her earlier pieces considered Mexico City itself.

For her 2002 film, Spiral City, Smith rented a helicopter to fly over east of Mexico City.

Biography: BIO: Melanie Smith was born in Poole, UK. The artist holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Reading, where she studied painting.

Her film is based on an abstract grid of the city following the movements of a helicopter flying in widening spirals. It was made in collaboration with cinematographer Rafael Ortega and also include a series of paintings and photographs.

Another work of Smith’s, Orange Lush (1995), is a series of s