Material Issues: (Reinterpreting Mass Media)
Mixed Media
Use of magazine ad slogans as point of departure
and deconstruction.
Collage resources from vintage books. Meticulously hand cut with a scroll saw.
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What are you made of? 2010 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 5 1/8” x 9 3/8” x 6” |
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Live Beautifully 2010 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 12” x 10 1/2” x 5” |
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Actually, falling in love is quite easy 2009 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 20 1/4” x 10 3/4” x 6 1/4” |
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Appropriately
Complex |
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The Battle (Mind/War) 2008 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 18” x 5 7/8” x 6 1/2”  |
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Master
of Complications 1-2007 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 33" x 27 1/2" x 4" |
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We
Can do What Others Cant 3-2006 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 22" x 10 1/2" x 6 1/4" |
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I
Am Unique 3-2006 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 6 3/4" x 10" x 4 1/2" |
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Havent
You Got Something Better To Do 9-2005 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 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 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 3 1/8" x 4 1/2" x 4" |
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Enter
to win 4-2005 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 4 1/8" |
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Life
Is Ticking 4-2005 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 9" x 8 1/2" x 4” |
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Power
Is A Mind Game 1-2005 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 9 x 9 x 5" |
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Neat! ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood |
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Your
Life is Waiting 12-2004 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 7" x 7 1/4" x 3 3/4" |
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Have
a Nice Day 11-2004 ‘Pop-Up’ collage on hand cut wood 17 1/4" x 14 1/2" x 3 1/2" |
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Sorry |
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Please 8-2004 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Sins of Separation (triptych) 8-2004 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Illusions 4-2004 Collage on hand cut wood 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 Collage on hand cut wood 12 1/4" x 6 1/8" x 3/4" |
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Rise
and Shine Collage on hand cut wood |
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3
faces 10-2004 Collage on hand cut wood 7 1/2 "x7 1/2 "x3/4" |
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Vain 8-2004 Collage on hand cut wood 4 7/8 "x3 7/16" x3/4" |
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Humanity 1-2004 Collage on hand cut wood 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 3/4" |
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Happiest 12-2003 Collage on hand cut wood |
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27th 12-2003 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Die 12-2003 Collage on hand cut wood 3" diameter |
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Gloom 12-2003 Collage on hand cut wood 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 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Loathing 12-2003 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Identify 11-2003 Collage on hand cut wood 5" x 3 1/2" x 3/4" |
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Forgotten 11-2003 Collage on hand cut wood |
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Brothers |
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Lie lied
lied Collage |
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Hear
see speak evil 1 2003 Collage |
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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
