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Steve Levin
United States
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402 pieces
Artist highlights
- Established Artist
- Works on commission
Discover the creation in interiors
Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Metal
- Other details : Artwork on metal. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 10x16in
About this artwork
The painting is executed in oil on copper, cut to shape. The cutout work lends an air of illusion which is amplified as the painting, hanging just half an inch in front of the wall, casts its shadow as though these were three-dimensional forms and not just a cutout copper plate.
The painting plays upon the contrast between the humble, seemingly quotidian subjects and some more bizarre passages that add a dark edge to the humor of some playroom… fantasies. There are little bits of wood, a leaf, a pinecone; all perfectly mundane and benign. But then there is the hapless figure being lifted (or lowered!) on a hook by the odd creature constructed of twigs and a tiny skull shape; something that would not entirely look out of place in a painting by Bosch!
In this context does a bit of a crab claw seem ordinary or sinister? Are toy soldiers simply playthings? The painting, like the old tune "Nola" is playful and light but at the same time there is a darker undertone as well.
The painting plays upon the contrast between the humble, seemingly quotidian subjects and some more bizarre passages that add a dark edge to the humor of some playroom… fantasies. There are little bits of wood, a leaf, a pinecone; all perfectly mundane and benign. But then there is the hapless figure being lifted (or lowered!) on a hook by the odd creature constructed of twigs and a tiny skull shape; something that would not entirely look out of place in a painting by Bosch!
In this context does a bit of a crab claw seem ordinary or sinister? Are toy soldiers simply playthings? The painting, like the old tune "Nola" is playful and light but at the same time there is a darker undertone as well.
Steve Levin
United States
Credentials
- Established Artist
- Works on commission
« I am drawn toward a sort of illusion of the implausible. The logic of the dream is central to my work. »
Steve Levin is an established painter from the United States whose work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally. Working primarily in oil paints, Levin's still lifes are based on the format of a "curiosity cabinet": they contain detailed objects, both surreal and figurative, arranged in conversation with each other. The resulting pieces are full of depth and curious juxtapositions, leading the viewer to fill in their own narrative.
