Steve Shanks
USA (United States)
517-579-0548
www.harpershanks.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Ölmalerei
Stil: Gegenständlich
Statement:
My paintings are about relationships and contrast. I communicate about how one thing might affect another and about how what we experienced when we were young continues to affect our view of the world today.
So much of what adults see as part of the landscape, troubled us as children. We learn to ignore and accept what is all around us. But children see everything as new and without labels. Children are often fearless when it comes to experiences that adults build walls around and they are sometimes afraid of seemingly innocuous events that we take for granted. Everything has meaning and the smallest thing has great significance to a child.
Often the subjects of my work are waiting. We spend our lives waiting and thinking. Their eyes are large, innocent and pure. They take in everything around them without filters. Their faces suggest trust and hope for the future. They are often contemplative, introspective and maybe even a little melancholy as they contemplate their experiences.
I try to capture a moment in a time past. A moment filled with possibilities and promise. We the viewer, are voyeurs but we bring with us all of our memories and all of our own lost dreams.
I want those who view my work, to be caught up in it. To stop and listen to what the painting says to them. I want them to remember what it was like to be a child. To see the world with fresh eyes and to hope.
Copyright Steve Shanks 2008 . All rights reserved.
Vita / Lebenslauf:
I have been drawing all of my life, though I followed in my father's footsteps and went into the business world for 25 years before I started full time painting in 1999. Working with my wife and partner artist Ann Harper, I have developed my own style and vision.
A voracious painter, the paintings began to accumulate, and I discovered there was a market for my work. In 2000 I began selling in galleries and through my website. I am involved in many shows and contests, and have won several awards for my creativity and composition. My work is continuing to grow in value.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
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Watchdog
Malerei
Ölmalerei
76 x 101 x 5 cm
2012
Preis: 2.200 Euro
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The Object of my Affection
Malerei
Ölmalerei
61 x 91 x 5 cm
2012
Preis: 1.800 Euro
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Human Beans
Malerei
Ölmalerei
76 x 101 x 5 cm
2012
Preis: 2.200 Euro
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Stand Down
Malerei
Ölmalerei
91 x 121 x 5 cm
2012
Preis: 2.200 Euro
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