Material Issues: (Reinterpreting Mass Media)
Sculptural 'pop-up' Collage Pieces, on hand cut wood. Use of magazine Ad slogans as point of departure and deconstruction
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Appropriately
Complex 8-2008 41 3/4" x 31" x 6 1/2" |
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Master
of Complications 1-2007 33" x 27 1/2" x 4" |
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We
Can do What Others Cant 3-2006 22" x 10 1/2" x 6 1/4" |
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I
Am Unique 3-2006 6 3/4" x 10" x 4 1/2" |
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Havent
You Got Something Better To Do 9-2005 8 1/8" x 14 1/2" x 3 7/8" |
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Whats
Not To Love |
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You
Are Not Alone 4-2005 3 1/8" x 4 1/2" x 4" |
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Enter
to win 4-2005 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 4 1/8" |
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Life
Is Ticking 4-2005 9" x 8 1/2" x 4” |
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Power
Is A Mind Game 1-2005 9 x 9 x 5" |
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Neat! |
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Your
Life is Waiting 12-2004 7" x 7 1/4" x 3 3/4" |
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Have
a Nice Day 11-2004 17 1/4" x 14 1/2" x 3 1/2" |
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Sorry |
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Please 8-2004 |
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7
Sins of Separation (triptych) 8-2004 |
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Illusions 4-2004 10 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 1" |
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Sheep 3-2004 8 3/8" x 14 1/2" x 2" |
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Rescue 3-2004 12 1/4" x 6 1/8" x 3/4" |
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Rise and Shine |
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3
faces 10-2004 7 1/2 "x7 1/2 "x3/4" |
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Vain 8-2004 4 7/8 "x3 7/16" x3/4" |
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Humanity 1-2004 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 3/4" |
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Happiest 12-2003 |
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27th 12-2003 |
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Die 12-2003 3" diameter |
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Gloom 12-2003 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3/4" |
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Commute 12-2003 Kinetic sculpture, pendullum |
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Emotional Suffering |
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Loathing 12-2003 |
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Identify 11-2003 5" x 3 1/2" x 3/4" |
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Forgotten 11-2003 |
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Brothers |
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Lie lied lied |
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Hear
see speak evil 1 2003 |
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Hear
see speak evil 2 |
current work 2003-->
Mixed media, collage, polyurethane pyrography, cut wood
Utilizing found media from magazines and advertising. Stephen reinterprets such messages of consumerism and targeted marketing into an introspective, and critical and sarcastic overview of life.
This is achieved by combining the elements, but not in a flat 2d way. Stephen projects the elements into the 3d sculptural world, so one has to look at the layers of elements as if peering into the layers of ones hidden conscience.
Exhibition photos Abstraction and Concept, Oakland
