Best painting is we’re broke. Im Canadian so seeing the u.s of a with that written on it makes me happy. oh and also the play on words, “we’re ok” are so clever, just what Americans do.

I’m going to have to say that ‘Obsolete Dreams’ is my favorite. I really dig throwback pop art, and pop art (almost) always reminds me a bit of this classic Thrasher boyfriend shirt…. https://shop.thrashermagazine.com/detail.php?id=16

I would have to say that I enjoy all of them, however if one must be picked I’d have to go with ‘Obsolete Dreams’. I like the family portrait feeling that it gives to the viewer. It is somewhat hard to view on a site, but it seems that there is some texture in Corey’s work which is always good. I’d love to see this one along with more of his work in person.

My favourite is “There’s strong and Then There’s army strong” because like all of his paintings, it shows a lot of truth in what it is saying. No one gives enough credit to the soldiers for doing what they do and none of us have the balls to do it ourselves. Instead we have wanna be tough guys walking around the streets thinking they own the place. I’d love to see anyone who thinks they’re strong to step into the shoes of a soldier and then we’ll decide who the real pussy is.

my favorite is “don’t stop believing” beacuse thats me…..before i started snowboarding.

‘Homogenize the Human Experience With Beta Blockers’ is my favorite because it really makes you think deeply. A lot of people have been in the same situation as the girl depicted in the painting: in pain, vulnerable, and perhaps wanting to kill herself. The words “the dope feels good.” enhances this message. She numbs the pain, but when the dope wears off, that pain comes back stronger than before. It hurts.

‘too much remore, not enough control’ first off, the piece is visually interesting, it grabs your attention. even without the title you immediately think of america’s addiction to television, the new God. but there are so many other discussions this piece brings up. i think the majority of americans feel like we are simply watching the actions of our government from a distance and have little control over the direction our country is going. i think that sadly peoples’ political views come from which pundit they watch on tv and the parrticular views that television personality pushes. is that the extent of american’s involvement/control of government, watching fox news vs msn vs the daily show? that’s why this painting is my favorite; it makes you think.

My favorite was the “welcome to hell” piece. “KEEP GOD OUT OF CALIFORNIA” –the great Chris Pontius. That’s why it is my favorite.

I’m going to have to say ‘Obsolete Dreams’ as well. Most of Corey’s paintings are very politically inspired I feel, but this painting, to me, shows the best contrast of the American Dream/Reality with Actuality. So called first world countries, such as the U.S., are inundated with benign belief systems sponsored by corporations that want you to buy, buy, buy, but meanwhile there are nations of starving and dying women, men and children. To me the message of this painting is our beliefs and dreams aren’t only obsolete, they are inherently wrong. It’s time to think globally, act locally.

i like two of them…i like Lucifer rising and questions of the universe because how ironic is it that they both have the same color patterns and they r asking questions about god and all i can think is that it all relates back to the Lucifer……ultimately he has control of the rising universe.

‘Too Much Remote, Not Enough Control’ is my favorite. It’s true we need to spend less time watching T.V. and being controlled. People need to get outside and get in shape, make a difference, or just snowboard. Get out and Shred. That’s what I would do if i got a new Stairmaster by Capita. Boom America

“Too much remote, not enough control.” It’s an awesome concept to live by in my book. I knew a guy who doesn’t watch movies because he would rather be out living a life worth making a movie of then living though someone others. That and its provocative, IT GETS THE PEOPLE GOING.

“There’s Strong and Then There’s Army Strong” is my favorite one and it’s because of how it takes a stab at one of the classic pieces of US army propaganda, making people feel belittled in order to get them to join the armed forces and Corey Smith basically writes what the government was thinking when they thought of that slogan: “Don’t be a pussy!”

Dope!

my favorite was the one with the titties

My favorite painting is easily ‘Obsolete Dreams’ Southern California. Unfortunately I still live with my parents but if I didn’t that would be my dream painting to have in my house or apartment. I mean who doesn’t like a ‘risque’ painting. A strong correlation I noticed in his paintings is how he picks at how a MAN in our society should be or has become. The other painting in ‘Obsolete Dreams’ “There’s strong and then theres Army strong” seems to be saying that our society has gone in a direction that if your not ‘strong’ your not a real man. In the Southern California one it takes a similar approach about how our society marks a real MAN when it says “Money Makes The Man.” Our society has marked a MAN as being nothing without Strength, Money, and Power.
One of the major reasons this one is my favorite is how it involves Southern California. I am not from California but being after visiting numerous times it is very clear that Southern California is very Fake. It is an awesome place and is an epicenter of skateboarding/snowboarding which are some of the only Real things California has going for it (and Bradshaws style). Almost everything else in SouthernCalifornia is all fake. It’s glitz/glam (and fake boobs) and image is everything. Your nothing unless you have money. That is just my opinion and what I think of when I look at the painting. It really is AWESOME! Corey Smith is definitely a Defender of Awesome.

The SR-71 painting really appeals to me, but I also thing the Rip off painting reminds me of a classic comic pane.

“Questions of the Universe – Does God Hear My Prayers?”

First off i’d like to say, yes, GOD HEARS YOUR PRAYERS EVERYDAY,
the only reason everyday seems bleak and gray,
is because everybody forgot to pray.
We’ve left God’s side and taken the our brethren to the grave,
We’ve chased selfish intentions for pleasure and pain,
They say you grow UP from a child to a man,
But from day one its a DOWNhill battle to maintain
that perfect innocence we were born with,
Lets learn a lesson from the past,
lets put love above social class,
lets look to God for solace and hope,
lets live everyday to give to those who don’t have,
and everything else will find its perfect place,
I wasn’t informed when the Human Race started,
I say we just walk it together instead of searching for the finish line alone.

too much remote, not enough control. cuz im proud to be an american and if u dont like america you can git out! no seriously go live in a 3rd world country you pussy. be grateful.

http://www.coreysmithtimetravel.com/2009.html CREAM

obsolete dreams because it is simple yet magnificent

Lovin’ the We’re Broke series. Its modern looks reall sick. AND its 100% true.

I like the “Obsolete Dreams”. This painting is my favorite because it shows what America is really focused on. It shows that even though there are thousands of starving children out there, we are more worried about how much weight one person has lost. This painting really shows how America needs to improve

I really like “Satan is Waiting” with the black background(http://www.coreysmithtimetravel.com/2009.html). To me it me means that you might as well be bad and enjoy every thing and chance you get in life. So what if you lied about where you were to everyone that day, you know that the fresh powder was worth lying to your job. haha

MY favorite was the “Pink Stealth fighters coming to save the world” because it had so many meanings. At first i though about the military going to kill people who were already tired of life which also made me think about how the humans and our machines are destroying the world . Then i though about the irony from it saying smile the end is near. Finally i thought about how the fighters could represent the cure to cancer.

I like the “Obsolete Dreams”, because it’s basically like the same graphic as some of the last year model boards…..and it just represents something different then everyone else, that why capita is so creative because they have something that no one else has, Creativity.

I would have to say the “We’re brOKe” Series just due to the simple irony of it. Its so true that the US is going under huge economical issues even though there are many of us that have no problem putting food on the table. So in general, we’re doing okay. It’s the fact that a lot of people can’t afford the things everyone else has, like a brand new snowboard or a decent car, in order to be happy which makes many of us think that we are broke.

My personal favorite would have to be “We’re BrOKe”. There are a lot of people in the United States currently who are not in the best financial circumstances. Our economy has not been doing to well lately and lets not even get into what’s happening in politics. It seems as thought the United States is on an endless downward spiral. There is although a light at the end of the tunnel. If one were to look at the current economic trends and employment rates, The United States is actually on its way to recovery. We are beginning the slow steps to a better future and I felt that this was really expressed in the painting by putting the emphasis on the “OK” in the word broke. This painting really shows what America is going through right now, we may not have all of the things we so desperately want but if we look at the future, it’s all going to be OK.

My favorite had to be the ‘There’s Strong and Then There’s Army Strong’ and how it says Dont be a pussy! makes me think…. I am what i eat! just kidding im just a local snowboard kid that plays Cod… Love Capita!!! and there graphics!!

I’m broke, I’m sure ur broke . We’re broke.. Holy tits there was alot of people that entered… Just give me the board already… And a pack of smokes

i like the one with the boobs(.)(.) from 2006-2008 album i cant find the name of the picture but its the one with the boobs(.)(.). The reson its the best is because it has a nice set of boobs(.)(.) who doesent like that. (.)(.)boooobs.

the best is “too much remote, not enough control” because we need to get a grip on what on what is here in America and worry less about “them”

My favorite was Pink Steath Fighters Comming to Save the World.

I think it would look super cool on a board, and would make people laugh out loud in line,
The big tough plane all dressed in pink, death from above cant be all that bad if your fashionable…. right?

glad i took the time to check tose paintings out

Pink Sunsets and Black and White Beauties, if you look carefully in the pink background there is an Rx, showing how the future has changed from black and white to color photography and TV along with women. Today women take medicine to lose weight and stay thin, shown by the color and the Rx, while back when photography was black and white, women did not take pills and use extreme measures to try to look beautiful, which in turn makes them that much more beautiful. I think it shows how women in the past ate correctly and exercised compared to today where women think that the only way to stay thin and beautiful are to use other means like pills. It really contrasts the different ways of how women stay healthy and beautiful.

My favorite was “Start Your Own Religion” because I personally like art that challenges or pushes the boundaries of what can be depicted or talked about in terms of things such as religion, and that is exactly what that painting does for me.

“Obsolete Dream” is mad dope. Corey Smith is a gifted and talented artist. I understand why the CAPiTA boards has the best artwork in the industry, with people like Corey being able to portray their creativity. Everyone over at CAPiTA keep up the great work! Your a real snowboard company in a industry thats losing focus about what shredding is all about. : )

I like the Obsolete Dream 11/12 with the women advertising their weight loss with the African children at the bottom. I think that this is a very accurate depiction of Americans and how our lifestyle is so different than that of the rest of the world. This painting provides a great visual of how imbalanced the world is and how obsessed Americans are with their image and idea of perfection when people (helpless) are struggling to survive. This painting is meaningful and encloses a powerful message.

Corey Smith is a fuckin psycho. Also, im Pretty sure that’s Dan Broadwell pumpin dumbbells on the stairmasters topsheet.

The coolest painting to me was ‘Too Much Remote, Not Enough Control’ created with found remote controls on a wood panel. There is so much symbolism in this piece that really shows what America has become, nearly every home has a television in it and people spend a great deal of their waking hours behind the tv in the hopes of being entertained, and in some cases end up being brainwashed by too much of it. The title is perfect because so often we think we’re in control but the media determines what is shown to us; censorship occurs. We believe we have the power because we can change the channel, but we don’t decide what is available in the first place. Tonight I played a live video game and you can see who else is playing from around the world. America lit up the night sky with users while the UK followed behind and every other area only had small pieces lit up with users. Too many people in the US spend too much time on their tv, be it through watching shows or playing games, but it’s impacting our perspectives on the world, it’s up to you to decide good or bad. PUT DOWN THE REMOTE AND SHRED!

My favorite is the “Pink Stealth fighters coming to save the world” because it is really the end and if it is the end there is nothing you can do but smile!!! And you wait and smile and smile and wait.

Favorite painting: Obsolete Dreams
Reason: Boobs

My favorite painting is ”Too much remote, not enough control” because it shows a bunch of colored TV remotes and it has a good meaning.

‘We’re BrOKe’ just sums it up!. So TruE!

I like THE END IS NEAR

one because the US just pulled out and to just reminds me of a comedy movie

I like “Satan’s Bird must be stopped” The fact that over 50% of Americans will not get it.

The best painting is “Does God hear Our Prayers”. My reasoning for this is that we all have our wants and needs and we there are ties when we dont get them and we pray for them, and at times we really want to know if God hears us.

‘Too Much Remote, Not Enough Control’ is awsm. it show patriotism and i think it symbolizes how lazy america has become at the same time

My closest friend is leaving for the United States Army January 4th and he would love the painting “There’s Strong And Then There’s Army Strong – Don’t Be A Pussy!” If there was one gift I could leave him with, it would be this painting.

My favorite painting would have to be the 2004 “Key To The City” painting. Although he took a very simplistic approach to the painting, the title gives a far deeper underlining tone to this rather bewildering art collection. I really enjoyed all of the paintings done by Corey; and, it really shows in the titling of his paintings that he is far more conscious of what goes on around the world; which is something that many of us lack in today’s egotistical society.

Really great stuff and I hope to see more of Corey’s paintings within Capita’s future snowboard collections.

The Obsolete Dreams is very wit it and my personal favorite. Although, being broke during shred season is not wit it. Help me get off of this 92′ 148cm Rental Board that I got from ski shop closing sale!!

My favorite painting is the “America’s Obsession with Twin Zombie Child Actors” it just looks like something Capita would have as a graphic. especially on a stair master or horoscope

My Favourite painting is probably “It’s going to be expensive to split these fuckers” (2004) because I have a twin sister, and it makes me think of how strange it would be if we had been conjoined at birth. I really enjoy the shades of blue used throughout this painting because it gives it kind of an eerie, and sterile hospital feeling. Keep making amazing art Corey!

“Start your own religion” It’s like a lesbo version of brady bunch during the scarlet letter A or Salem Witch Trial days

My favorite is ‘America’s Obsession with Twin Zombie Child Actors’. This should definitely be on a girls board it would be so sick and I would totally rep it. Love how the only color is their lips, and the white eyes and dripping paint gives it a grungy feel that I love!

So im really diggin’ the “Were Broke” America paintings. I looked at them laughed my ass off and though “damn, this cat understands.” Bein a snowboard instructor at Stratton, and trying to rent a house is the definition of being broke. Shit, our neighbor brings our broke asses muffins everyday cuz we cant feed ourselves. We dont care about bein broke though. Were snowboarding 7 days a week First Chair Last Call style, and thats all that matters. This painting is like BAM! Were broke, but who gives a crap cuz were doin our thang out there and thats all that matters, brah.

satan is waitin is awesome! i think it would make for an awesome board definately capita style!

We’re BrOKe because it symbolizes how much debt the US is in yet we try to make it seem like The United States is the Greatest Country in the world when reallly we are in a deep hole of despair that we might never get out of unless we won like a world lottery. It’s just so inspirational and it’s like the Government needs to see it and maybe it’ll wake them up.

“we’re brOKe” is really good. nice artistic play on words that really rings true these days

Favorite one has got to be “Pink Stealth Fighters come to Save the World” The F-117 is a BAMF. PERIOD. One of the coolest planes ever, I mean, who ever thought of a stealth bomber? Pure Genius. And since most of us can’t see them because there are only 3 in display in the US and the rest were sent to the boneyard. This painting whimsically takes the F-117 and has it dragging a banner saying “The End is Near =).” Seeing something that shade of pink dragging something as morose as “The End is Near” is something I found very humorous!

start your own religion because i masturbate to “bastard”

My favorite Corey Smith’s painting would be the Paris hilton 2006 mixed media on wood frame. Your style has a playful/serious message like in your 2009-2011 works. I love the creativity you come up with using famous objects such as ‘Paris Hilton’ to me I see you throwing what people should be seeing not what they are brainwashed to see. All of your colors are amazing by the way, the layout of the page and all. I can tell Corey is a big part of Capita’s art work. I really admire the work Capita puts in their company. And I love capita board but I think I am too big, I’ve been riding The capita indoors survival Fk 159 and the first week I rode it i broke it and bought another one and today I actually broke my other one. Bummer but it happens when your 250 and throw down. It’s suck the baby is still holding up. Well thanks for the opportunity to win a board also thank you for SCOTT STEVENS!!! DOPEST RIDER ON THE TEAM VIDEOS CRAZY!!!

I chose “Homogenize the Human Experience with Beta Blockers” I like the irony of the girl crying with the speech bubble saying “the dope feels good” It’s interesting and deep looking. Also, I like the word dope haha. Riding a brand spankin new Stairmaster would definitely be dope!

“The World Is Ours” Becasue it reminds me of when my cousin and I would race these sweet little cars around my grandparents’ yard.

I’d have to the “Satan is waitin’” We all know that deep down inside of us there is a little devil that wants to jump out and demonize everything in its path. as much as you deny it we all know that everyone has sinned before but that shouldnt keep you from living the way you live day to day. alls im sayin is SATAN IS WAITIN! now lets go get some excercise on one of them new stairmasters!!!

I’m all about the “latest fitness craze 2″ cause I know that girl is gunna fool everyone and look real good this summer in her bikini

“looking at you like a chocolate covered pork chop”….. fat girls need love too! just more cushion for the pushin!

Lucifer Rising. Simply put- technicolor typography. The meaning of Lucifer is associated with all that is evil. Smith’s representation of “the” social/ religious despot in technicolor gives the pieces an ironic, socially satirical twist.

So i would pick good vibrations AKA beach sluts becasue i used to live by the beach when i was super young, and when i was super young i became a pervert. But not only that but becasue my dream last was about a beach, and makeing out with a girl from my school, and snowboarding. Pretty damn good dream i must say.

Oh so many options, many unique pieces Cory has put up on his website. Out of all of the paintings by far the “it’s only natural”. It may be immature to think that deer having sex and another deer having sex, but i’m looking at as if it were on a board. I personally think it would be hilarious to won a board and have that art on top of it Just like that stairmaster. Having a fat person on the top of your board working out may look strange at first, but something will always draw you back because it’s highly unlikely that you will see something so uniquely hilarious ontop of a snowboard anywhere else. It’s just me, i think having deer having sex with each other would just be too awesome to pass up and not buy.

‘America’s Obsession with Twin Zombie Child Actors’
because it would be cool on a snowboard deck :)

“We’re BrOKe” cause the country is broke!

“American Diet vs. Darfur Diet” is my favorite. The weight these women have lost is almost equal to the life expectancy of four of those kids in years. Neat eh?

I love the we’re broke series , absolutely true, and getting more true everyday. it could be fucking nice with theses colors in big caracters on the bottom of a board

“welcome to hell” gotta rep Cali. Up in Oregon shreddin it up think the picture shows allot and what’s in the cross is what makes it all .

“There’s strong and Then There’s army strong” is my favorite painting. The phrase “Don’t be a Pussy!” is only four words long, but packs a powerful punch. Whether its pushing yourself to land that terrifying trick, or standing up for yourself when you’re being picked on, remembering to stay strong is the most important thing anyone can do. I don’t care who you are, when someone tells you, “Don’t be a Pussy!” a sense of anger and motivation arises, creating an urge to challenge yourself and prove them wrong. As the picture depicts, there are soldiers out there who are risking their lives for us. Talk about not being a pussy. Think about that the next time you freak out over the tiny spider in your bathroom.

The best painting in my opinion is the “Too Much Remote, Not Enough Control”. This piece of art is the best because of the blunt comparison to life in today’s society. America is run by computers and by the need for electronic devices. Electronics are slowly becoming what makes up America. Imagine what life would be like if everyone suddenly lost their “remotes”. There would be no control over their lives, no way to progress, the only way for humanity to go would be backwards to a simpler time. Imagine how the people that lost these remotes to begin with feel and picture that resonating throughout the entire cultural fabric

My favourite is definitly the collab between Cory smith and Noel Sinclair Boyt ‘Welcome to hell’. I like it because I think it’s rather subtle and open to multiple interpretations . Since I don’t live in the USA I see california as a place where life is good and everyday is one big party but that it has a dark side as well. In the city of dreams more dreams have been shattered then come true. It’s one big rat race which drives people to deny themselves and do things they never normally would just to try to make it in that shallow world. I like how the christian reference (as well in the title as in the painting itself) makes you think in this direction. I also like how all of this is shown (transeferred) in a very simple yet very esthetic form. The clean black cutout of the state of california with the cross made out of pictures and newspaper headlines really work well together. All in all I really like Cory’s work overall but this one stands out for me.
(English is not my native language so I hope I properly expressed myself and you can understand what I tried to say)

Cory Smith’s ‘God Bless Success’ 2006 painting is my favourite for sure. It has so much more of a meaning then just getting paid, then getting laid too it. The American Dream is a national spirit of the United States in which freedom includes the promise of prosperity and success. Corey is able to transfer this image onto a canvas and turn it into a piece of art, that in today’s standards, is an unuasual painting. Corey keeps his art like this appealing to many crowds and very enjoyable in the snowboarding community.

My fav is deff “Obsolete Dreams” It symbolizes what media can do to society, plain and simple

Latest fitness craze 2, 2003.
I like this one the best because it’s hilarious and makes you think. The world is so packed full of consumerism and shortcuts, that people will buy anything that will help them get what they want faster. This painting makes you reminisce about terrible tv ads for the abcircle pro, or any other weird-ass looking workout device (e.g. shakeweight)… And instead of actually thinking through the mechanics of these items, people buy them expecting to look like the person in the ad. If people stop to think about the logistics of it, and many other things in this world, they will see that exercise gimmicks dont equal natural exercise. It’s funny how blind people are to others attempts to make money, and it’s also funny to see how often people are looking for the easiest/laziest way to do something. the “Latest Fitness Craze 2″ inspires thought on consumerism and the human condition.

the “Unholy War Waged Under American Corporate Dictatorship” shows exactly how i feel about the politics the government is using. Invading innocent countries for oil and drugs scapegoating religious fanatics for all their evil doings. Greed is the American government. peace

My favorite has got to be “perversions of religion” because it makes a really interesting statement about how religion can be twisted and mean different things for different people.
P.S. Capita rocks! and so does the mag!

The “Pink Fighters Coming to Save The World” Painting is my favorite because it shows the humorous truth that the media ignores, it shows us the truth without trying to sell us fear.

I really enjoyed “Modern Art Is So confusing” just because he characterizes the way a lot of “modern” artists just rip off other movements from the past like Lichenstein or Warhol in Pop Art. This addresses the fact that theres far less creativity now then in preceding decades. At the same time Corey places himself in the shoes of the viewer to give the whole piece some objectivity. Very nice, I hope that Mr Brainwash dudes sees this piece and learns something. Seriously screw that guy.

My favorite one was, “unholy war waged under American Corporate”. This was my favorite one because we are living in the last days!!!! We as people are fighting “THE WAR OF LIFE”!!! Everyday we’re alive, the Devil is plotting against us!!! The Devil really works hard at doing his job!!! What is his job, you ask? Well, his job is to STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY US!!! WE’RE AT WAR, WITH NOT ONLY IRAQ, BUT WE’RE AT WAR WITH GENERATIONAL CURSES THAT WERE PASSED TO US THROUGH OUR ANCESTORS, WERE AT WAR WITH NUMEROUS ADDICTIONS, SOME OF US IS HOLDING ON TO UNFORGIVENESS, A LOT OF US IS FIGHTING NUMEROUS HEALTH ISSUES,FIGHTING DEPRESSION OVER THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, AND THE LIST GOES ON & ON & ON! EVERYDAY TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY!!! THERE’S EVEN A WAR BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS!!!!! EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, THERE’S WAR!!! I THANK GOD FOR PRAYER!! NONE OF THESE ABOVE ISSUES IS TOO BIG FOR GOD!!! THE GOOD NEWS IS, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SITUATION IS, YOU WILL SURVIVE!!! LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND SAY, “I SHALL LIVE & NOT DIE”!!!!

‘Looking At You Like a Chocolate Covered Pork Chop’ … whatta fox

“Start your own religion” For sure, definitely my favorite, the girl on the top middle was the artwork on my first ever Capita! Definitely good memories on that Stairmaster. Since, I haven’t bough anything else other than Capita boards!I retired the board and it’s hanging up in my room as artwork!!!

definitely Beach Sluts.
First of all, everyone loves beach sluts.
second of all, everyone loves beach sluts.

I’m bout to get the stair master 156 :))))
it would be rad to get it fo’ free

“American diet vs. the Darfur diet” is the best one. It’s intriguing and disturbing at the same time and really shows how much we who live in prosperous countries take things, such as food and water, for granted.

I really like the picture of the U.S. that says were broke! I think its way funny how it says were “ok” if you look at it differently. very sweet

I would make a snowboard with “Smile, the end is near!” on it.
Imagine you are in the air, about to land, you realize that
you won’t end up well and your entire life flashes in front of your eyes.
Then you look at your board and you smile :)

“Pink stealth fighters coming to save the world”

the one i ilke is the one that says we’er broke. it shows the american sprite. that things maybe broken but we are the greatest go dam country in the world and we can make it through the tough times and we can fix what is broken. america is has been a world leader for years now, we need to show the world that we can

“There’s strong, and then there’s Army strong” 06-08

it’s a widespread thought, staring down from the top of the park ready to drop in… lay down those aerials you’ve been locking in on the tramps all summer & fall waiting for some snow. That steep that’s got a lump in your throat, that pillow line you’ve been watching… whatever scenario you’re in.. Progression…. that’s what this sports come to be. Whether you’re out there to progress your riding, or progress your understanding of the unity the sport brings… At the beginning of it all, it all starts in the mind & “Don’t be a PUSSY” is quite possibly the best motivation for me, and other riders I know, to lay down that banger you’ve been waiting for…. Happy shredding everyone.

Would be excellent to be on a new stairmaster the next time i’m about to drop in…. ” Don’t be a pussy” think that would make it much more of a heavy hitter… huge motivation.

Good luck to all!

“Pink Stealth Fighters Coming to Save the World” would definitely have to be my favorite. It portrays the reality behind life and leaves you in a positive mood. It is saying don’t waste you time do what you love and makes you happy. I was able to relate to it by looking to snowboarding and it really encourages me to push my snowboarding and love for it.

I like the Obsolete Dreams series, is my fav is the one with all seven astronauts. I would deff take that as a borad graffic or even hang in my house. The face is the first thing you see since the reast is black and white. Seems like hes trying to say that the the things we dream about like space travel can take you away for everything, as if you were dead? . . . yeah idk. Still is tight.

I like the painting with the “what a rip off” in it ( ‘Contemporary Art Is So Confusing’) http://www.coreysmithtimetravel.com/2006.html

It’s a very original painting and quite contraversial; he is making fun of himself while on the other hand he actually is quite original!
He is making fun of art in general as well, and that’s why i like this painting a lot!

Time travel I really like the American icons on a cross it looks awesome

quick load from 2006 is my favorite because it shows that guns don’t act alone, someone needs to pull the trigger. guns don’t kill people, people do.

I like the perversions of religion, thats such a wholesome verse to base a design around. I also like to see your centered around religion, even if your just using religion in art or in your real life, the painting is great. Amen.

“Wild Fuck Crazed Bunnies”
Reason for my favorite:
- Because they are Wild Fuck Crazed Bunnies. The exact bunnies I keep at home. Wild Fuck and crazed.

“Red State Love Affair” My mom is a hunter and love heading to the shooting range and I think that she’d really appreciate this piece. I also like it because the guy looks a lot like my dad and he is the one that taught my mom to shoot.

My personal favourite was “Obsolete Dreams” because I could somehow relate to it and understand it.

Obsotete Dreams b/c we are all F$#@%9 by own ambitions

Quickload- it’s super clean. The super bold comic book style is really neat!

“to much remote, not enough control” plays off the laziness of our society as well as people will believe anything. #occupyeverywhere

IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN! That was my hook*. I figured a good comment would have to grab the reader within the first sentence by making them curious. So if you got this far I guess it worked; please don’t stop now, you might even learn something.
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Corey Smith’s 2008 piece “Contemporary Art Is So Confusing” is one that especially grabbed me through its subtle wit and humour. As the thought bubble of the pictured lady suggests, the painting is indeed a RIPOFF! The so called ‘original’ is done by the famous pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, and looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafrida/4059046722/in/set-72157622696470974/
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Though Lichtenstein has become a very well known figure in contemporary art, one of his paintings recently auctioned off at $42 million, he himself was notorious for ripping-off work done by comic book artists from the 40′s and 50′s. Examples of his plagiarism can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deconstructing-roy-lichtenstein/page3/
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When Corey’s lady thinks to herself, “A rip off of a rip off of a rip off?!?!?! WHAT A RIP OFF!!!”, we now know the extent of the ‘INCEPTION’.
Furthermore, when we realize that the original artist was most likely an under-paid and unknown comic illustrator who was then ripped-off by a famous pop-artist who earned millions through his plagorism and who in turn was ripped off my a lesser known artist in order to make fun of the later, we can agree with the piece’s title that modern art is indeed confusing.
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This multi-layered jab at contemporary art history, though nerdy to some, made this piece especially stand out to me. Although this comment was fairly informative, a format that is unlikely to win anything, I hope some one reads it and enjoys the depth Corey put into this particular piece.
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I don’t like any of them. So pick me.

Please read the whole reasoning, it will not disappoint; I promise. I like “Questions of the Universe”, particularly the one that asks, “Why are we here?”. This is the fundamental question that can define our existence. Every action we take as human beings relates to what we believe our purpose is. This is one of the most basic questions we will take upon ourselves to answer in hopes of figuring out what our purpose is; or at least what we believe it is. This question is what drew me into the snowboarding lifestyle, and eventually snowboarding lead me find myself and purpose. I was unhappy with the people surrounding me and the sentimentals they held. The more I grew to love snowboarding, the more I hated leaving the hills and returning to the desolate social network my high-school was to me. I asked myself, “Why am I here, somewhere I hate?”. My senior year I applied to Sierra Nevada College, knowing only that I could snowboard if nothing else worked out in Lake Tahoe. I now am finishing an Entrepreneurship major and plan on starting up companies that I can work hand-in-hand with other people and teach them to love and appreciate through practical businesses. Many people never answer this question of why they are here. But that is life, the experiences and hardships we endure as we pursue & reshape our dreams and hopes. This is a question that can never be defined and answered for human-kind as a whole; but why should we want it to be? We are all individuals with different aspirations. Our inability to answer this question is what makes each of us our own person; it is what makes us human.
(P.S. After reading what I wrote, I realized it relates directly to a T-Shirt design I made when I was a senior in high-school 3 years ago. The reaching hand represents our pursuit of our dreams, and the cloud, out of reach, represents those dreams. Now as I look at it, I feel it represents the question, “Why are we here?”. Take a look [copy link exactly]:: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/atreyu33/08-dream-big.jpg ::)

“My Secret to Staying Young and Handsome”, It just describes me! Snowboarding and partying is my lifestyle while I’m young. I am going to take advantage of these years and never regret not having fun.

Pink Stealth Fighters Coming to Save the World
Why?
‘Cause it’s true, & it actually makes me smile! : )

My personal favorite is the three painting series,”Questions of the Universe”.I don’t like it because it ‘makes you thing’ or ‘fundamental questions’, I like it because it’s funny how people think that those questions even matter. Who cares why the fuck we’re here, we’re here aren’t we? I really like how the two people are just two white middle class adults, which represents that people who are well off only worry about stupid shit that won’t make a difference. Who cares what will heaven be like? We’ll know when we’re there.
Oh, and I like the background too. It’s nice.

My favorite is „Marry Rich Or Die Traying“, cause i love (her) tits.

‘Start Your Own Religion’ mixed media on wood panel with gloss resin finish.’ just really spoke to me, i really like this painting because it is something i would paint. great art work by the way!

I like “We’re BrOKe” It reminds me that this country needs some direction to pull out of the ditch..

My favorite is “Too Much Remote, Not Enough Control” because it has several layers of messages. It criticizes our society for addiction to passive pursuits, giving up control of our lives. It criticizes our government for being remote from the people and not allowing the common man any control, just a patriotic red, white and blue remote that doesn’t change anything. That same government shorts us out of our 50 star. Boarding counteracts remoteness by connecting us to our environment in a visceral way, and provided us the illusion of control over that environment. Cool stuff Mr. Smith!

“Pre calculus pick me-up” I used to do this!! Ahaa! NO JOKE. And I still do, difference is, now I TEACH IT!!

I love “Your Dreams May Not Be In California” because I can understand exactly what his painting depicts of Socal after living there for almost a decade. A lot of artists, actors, and musicians go to LA to try and live out there dreams but it rarely happens for most people. It is all about money and showing off. The porn industry is huge down there as well and I’m sure many women end up in that industry after failing as an actress.

My favorite is “American Diet vs. Darfur Diet” due to the fact that it shows exactly what our society today has come too. Not only does it show that Americans today are doing things like loosing weight and wasting money just so they can look good when many times loosing weight just shows that they only care about what others think not about how they feel about themselves. This is why world hunger is becoming a global pandemic because Americans waste money on stupid things like loosing weight for just their own looks while those kids all over the world could be feed with just a very little amount of the money one woman or man puts into themselves. That is why I am drawn in by this painting because of the meaning and life lesson it has behind it not just that there are conceded women on it but kids who many only have the next hour of life and we as a society are to ignorant to notice what just a couple bucks can do!

I like the one with the chick giving a hand job and holding cash. For someone not to like it you have to be gay or a skiier. That shit is something i could never get sick of looking at haha. And brandon tizzart can go fuck himself. AMERIKA!!!

‘America’s Obsession with Twin Zombie Child Actors,’ one word, masterpiece. I’ve interpreted this work as, despite the Olsen twins appearing to be a little bit mental you still would, you know, nail them…

Great work Corey, if you want to send me the board that would be peachy and if you could throw in the Olsen twin print as well that would also go down a treat.

Happy New Year!!!

“We’re Broke” should be the one I choose because it looks badass, but “Jesus knows how many cocks you suck” is just hilarious! I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw that – it’s sad.

Good Vibrations is the best. Explanation? Just gimme a momenhhhhtt… *FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP*

Painting: Wild Fuck Crazed Bunnies (Part 1)
Reason: Because it’s true.

“Welcome to Hell” and “We’re BrOKe” are my favorites. “Welcome to Hell” because I personally know Noel Sinclair Boyt from the skate shop I go to all the time, the Denver Shop and hes a rad dude. “We’re BrOKe” I like because it’s true.

‘Contemporary Art Is So Confusing’ because it shows him while he is painting. Also showing how he paints his paintings. Then ‘Contemporary Art Is So Confusing’is half done in this picture, but you can see how it was made and how it will be finished

“GOOD VIBRATIONS” … once i train on a “stairmaster” ill be riding the artwork the rest of my life :) …

‘Looking At You Like a Chocolate Covered Pork Chop’ What I see in this painting is come on stud!! buckle up and see if you can handle this wild ride of pure extreme plessure,and when the ride is over you will have earned your “hoggin licence”

American Diet Vs. Darfur Diet was my favorite. This painting makes me sick of the way Americans act these days. While children around the world starve and pray for a day without hunger, we americans stuff our faces and jump on board the latest fad diet to keep us beautiful in the eyes of our peers. Just like the painting portrays the women are above the cowering children, like we put our “issue” of staying skinny above their issue of surviving. We have more than enough food and if we could focus as much attention on the starving children of the world as we do on the issue of weight loss in this country, then we could make a real difference in many lives that need it. The painting had such a strong impact on my perception of this issue and also ties well with the Capita Staimaster’s theme of self image that I couldn’t possibly choose any other painting.

“We’re brOKe” I like this one because it is a comidic way of expressing usa’s financial problems in a comedic way.

Pink Stealth Fighters, because it is funny.

the world is ours. I love those little cars and the rest are semi depressing

My favorite painting is ‘Your Dreams May Not Be In California’ because the dude smoking the cig looks like Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars, which pretty much makes him the boss. The girl in the background with the rack definately catches your attention. And at the end of the day it’s not about the bitches, it’s about the money.

I like ‘Pink Stealth Fighters Coming to Save the World’ because it’s 2012 and the end is near!

Your Love Is Like Communism’ Is my favorite. I like the classic retro comic book artwork, and its something I would hang in my house.

I need A board.

The 2009-2011 the End is near so smile. It was funny he is so onist in his belief and how he incorperate the planes that the goverment had made extra for the end of the world was great because that is what US tax dollar are being spent on. This guy is great I’d buy a painting but riding a board based on his graphics would be so much cooler,,

‘pink stealth fighters coming to save the world’
totally ironic ! makes you smile, just like snowboarding does !!!

I liked ” The world is our’s” for it not only is bitching to look at it shows kids in there care free life thinking they could take over

“The World is Ours” beause dont you remember the good old days? i always dreamed of going fast when i was a kid, now i dream of going big! and im making my reams come true, and i bet you are too.

Good luck everyone!!