COMPUTER FLOPPY DISK PAINTINGS

Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona floppy disk painting by Taylor Smith

Paul Newman's iconic Rolex Daytona reimagined in vintage computer floppy disks, connecting luxury, technology and cultural memory.

Celestial Freestyle — Astronaut Skier Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

An airborne astronaut skier emerges from vintage computer floppy disks in Taylor Smith's Celestial Freestyle series.

Abraham Lincoln — Computer Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Abraham Lincoln reinterpreted through vintage computer floppy disks, bringing American history into dialogue with obsolete technology.

The Beatles Abbey Road — Vinyl Series Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

The Beatles' Abbey Road reimagined with vintage computer floppy disks and an aluminum record label in Taylor Smith's Vinyl Series.

Antiquity — Classical Sculpture Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Classical sculpture meets contemporary ski culture and obsolete computer technology in Taylor Smith's Antiquity series.

1980 Porsche 911 — Computer Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

An iconic 1980 Porsche 911 rendered across vintage computer floppy disks, combining automotive design, technology and cultural memory.

Memento Mori: All Is Vanity — Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

A human skull rendered across vintage computer floppy disks connects the tradition of memento mori with memory and technological obsolescence.

Celestial Freestyle — Astronaut Skiers Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Two astronaut skiers inhabit an alpine landscape constructed from vintage computer floppy disks in Taylor Smith's Celestial Freestyle series.

Jean-Michel Basquiat — Computer Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Jean-Michel Basquiat reinterpreted through vintage computer floppy disks, connecting contemporary art history, technology and cultural memory.

Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon — Vinyl Series Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon reimagined with vintage computer floppy disks and an aluminum record label in Taylor Smith's Vinyl Series.

Marilyn Monroe — Computer Floppy Disk Painting by Taylor Smith

Marilyn Monroe reinterpreted through vintage computer floppy disks, connecting Hollywood iconography, pop culture and technological memory.

Since 2013, Taylor Smith has used obsolete computer floppy disks as both painting surface and cultural artifact, transforming remnants of the early digital age into large-scale mixed-media works.

Once designed to store information, the disks now carry another kind of record: handwritten labels, software names, dates, fragments of personal histories and traces of their former owners. Smith incorporates these found materials into images drawn from popular culture, history and contemporary life, creating a dialogue between individual memory and collective cultural memory.

The floppy disk paintings explore the tension between technological obsolescence and physical permanence. Information once considered important enough to save has become inaccessible or forgotten, while the objects that held it remain. Through painting, Smith gives these discarded carriers of memory a new material life.

Computer Floppy Disk Paintings